Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16901

Joint Exercises

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of defence training exercises with allied nations.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
The UK Armed Forces constantly reviews the effectiveness of its military exercises according to key metrics to ensure the activity is having the desired impact and improving force readiness, capability, interoperability with allies or deterrence messaging...

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