| Exercise Joint Warrior | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón on the River Clyde, passing the Erskine Bridge at the beginning of Joint Warrior 16/2 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Military exercise |
| Frequency | Bi-annually |
| Location(s) | UK Waters |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Years active | 78 |
| Established | 1946 |
| Previous event | JW 22-2 (1–14 October 2022) |
| Next event | JW 23-1 (3-16 March 2023) |
| Participants | Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, NATO members, others |
| Organised by | Joint Training & Exercise Planning Staff |
| Sponsor | NATO |
Exercise Joint Warrior is a major biannual multi-national military exercise which takes place in the United Kingdom, predominately in north west Scotland. It is the successor of the Neptune Warrior exercises and Joint Maritime Course.
Joint Warrior is organised by the British Ministry of Defence and is Europe's largest military exercise[1] and can involve up to 13,000 military personnel, from all three British Armed Forces, NATO and other allied countries. Up to 50 naval vessels, 75 aircraft and numerous ground-based units participate in a typical exercise. Operations include airborne assaults, amphibious landings and training in counter-insurgency, counter-piracy and interstate war. Live-fire exercises take place on various weapons ranges.[2] Joint Warrior exercises take place in the spring and autumn and have a duration of two weeks.
The exercise aims to provide a multi-threat training environment where participants take part in collective training in preparation for deployment as a Combined Joint Task Force. Joint Warrior also provides a package of training to each participating unit which concentrates on its specialist role, but set within a larger war scenario.[3]
- ^ "Exercise Joint Warrior". Royal Navy.
- ^ "UK deploying 5,250 personnel for Exercise Joint Warrior". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Exercise Joint Warrior". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 7 April 2014.