NATO's multinational forces in Slovakia proved their ability to take on thousands of additional troops and capabilities.
Troops from Spain and Czechia travelled to the battlegroup for Exercise Strong Lineage 26, an annual drill intended to test their ability to quickly mobilise forces along NATO’s eastern flank.
Established after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the multinational brigade in Slovakia is intended to deter aggression, reassure Allies and ensure that NATO is ready to defend every inch of Allied territory. Slovakia is one of eight Allied nations hosting these multinational battlegroups in the eastern part of the Alliance. Led by Spain, the brigade brings together forces from Czechia, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia...
At the NATO Summit in The Hague, NATO leaders recognised that in order to deter any future military conflict, Allies will have to pledge to spending 5% of their GDP to defence (of which up to 1.5% may be spent on defence-related investments). This has created the conditions for Allies to channel robust funding into governmental contracts with the defence industry in order to meet the new Capability Targets that are assigned for each Ally to...
