Watch over 100 different trucks from the British Army travelling to the Port of Southampton to deploy to mainland Europe on NATO's largest exercise since the cold war; Exercise Steadfast Defender. Some traveled in convoys of varying numbers while others were by themselves. Some trucks only offloaded equipment.
Featured are Land Rover Utility, Battlefield Ambulances, MAN Logistic Support Vehicles, Recovery Trucks, Enhanced Pallet Loading Systems, Unit Support Tankers, Oshkosh Medium Equipment Transporters, Close Support Tankers and other bits of equipment from different regiments of the British Army. The equipment departed on Roll On/Roll Off ships MV Hartland Point (featured), and MV Hurst Point (not featured).
At 13:35 is featured a Jackal Reconnaissance Vehicle returning from the first phase of Exercise Steadfast Defender. It was transported by a MetCalfe Farms vehicle.
Exercise Steadfast Defender is the largest NATO military exercise to be held since the Cold War. Over 90,000 troops are participating with over 1,200 combat vehicles, over 80 aircraft and over 50 naval assets from all 32 allies, including Sweden. British Forces vehicles travelled by ship from the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre in the Port of Southampton.
All Exercise Steadfast Defender videos, including other convoys: • Exercise Steadfast Def...
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Recorded: 2024
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