NATO is set to enhance its capabilities with a large-scale Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise, Exercise Dynamic Mongoose, involving twelve allied nations.

This pivotal display of international cooperation is set to kick off in the North Atlantic on April 24th.

This significant live exercise (LIVEX) is held annually in the High North. This year, it promises to rigorously test the Alliance with intricate scenarios, as participating units hone their response strategies to sub-surface threats in the challenging environment of the Norwegian Sea.

Not only will the exercise bolster mutual cooperation within the NATO forces, but it is also designed to enhance interoperability in the ASW domain. The forthcoming event mirrors its sister exercise, “Dynamic Manta”, which took place last February. During this time, ships, submarines, aircraft, and personnel from nine Allied nations gathered in the Central Mediterranean Sea for similar training in anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.

Rear Admiral Stephen Mack, Commander, Submarines NATO U.S. Navy, emphasised the importance of these exercises, stating, “These exercises enable our Allies and teams to sharpen their skills as well as work on new tactics while enhancing interoperability, coordination, and teamwork.”

Submarines from three Allied nations are slated to engage in a simulated game of cat and mouse throughout the 11-day exercise. Participants will be tasked with a series of demanding missions involving up to 15 surface ships from 10 Allied nations. In addition, Maritime Patrol Aircraft from seven Allied nations will offer aerial support.

These participating units will have the opportunity to fine-tune their ASW and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW) skills in the seas spanning Norway, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland. They will also utilise air bases scattered across the region.

Iceland will act as the primary host nation throughout the exercise, with participation from countries including Canada, Denmark and the Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Tom Dunlop
Tom Dunlop
Tom has spent the last 13 years working in the defence industry, specifically military and commercial shipbuilding. His work has taken him around Europe and the Far East, he is currently based in Scotland.

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  2. This pivotal display of international cooperation is set to kick off in the North Atlantic on April 24th.
    Should that be May 24th?

  3. The only reason this is happening it is the only thing Nato is worried about Russian sub cutting internet cables and power cables Russian Submarine fleet are a great worry to Nato just like to Churchill U packs

    • russia don’t have that many operation SSNs in the northern fleet, it has a total of 9 SSNs and 4 SSGNs…estimates of deployed hulls is that 25-30% are available…to you are are looking at around 3-4 boats available. Almost the whole fleet are 30 year old hulls designed in the 1970s…so they were at best peers with a Churchill class boat..but they have all had refits so may be a generation Better than a Churchill…but you cannot remove the flaws of a 50 year old design in refit.

      SSGNs
      2 Oscar’s,31-33 years old designed in the 70s ( probably around as effective as a 3rd generation western SSN, say a Churchill).
      2 Yansen, 1-9 years old…started building started 1993 designed in the 1980s ( probably somewhere around the effectiveness of a western 4th generation sub say a Trafalgar).

      SSNs
      2 Sierra 30-33 years old designed in the 1970s, has a refit so probably as effective as a western 4th generation sub say Trafalgar.
      2 of the last Victor 3s…30-33 years old contemporary of a Churchill..refitted so maybe as effective as a Trafalgar..
      3 early Akula 29- 31 years old, refitted so maybe as effective as a trafalgar
      2 late Akula 23-26 years old…not refitted a bit quieter than an improved LA class probably about the same as a trafalgar.

      so the reality is the RN and NATO navies in the north will likely be competing with around 3-4 boats that are the equivalent of the now retired trafalgar class…all most all of which are a around 30+ years old.

  5. Wouldn’t it be worth it having an extra 1-2 T26 in the RN fleet? Need to keep strong in the ASuW and ASW departments and hopefully a greater number of SSNR subs coming.

  6. Wonder if a certain Swedish sub was excluded? Reason is they are rather good at “sinking” US carriers 😅

    • In a very specific location and under very specific conditions maybe so.

      In the deep blue crinckley stuff not so much.

  7. Off-topic but the penny finally seems to be dropping in certain quarters.

    “The UK will be left “dangerously exposed” when it cuts a fleet of special forces aircraft that played a key role in evacuating British nationals from Sudan and has transported vital ammunition for Ukraine, multiple defence sources have warned.

    Internal documents seen by Sky News reveal that a newer type of transport plane, which will take over the role of the C-130J Hercules by the end of next month, is still plagued by problems, with two-thirds of the fleet listed as unavailable for flying missions in early May.”

    LINK

    • Ha. I saw the DS in Parliament trotting out the same old excuses.
      Says the “replacement” is
      More efficient.
      Flies further.
      Carries more.
      Can do all SF work ( utter cobblers )
      Finished with – RAF fleet has greatest tonnage capacity for 50 years.

      He forgot to mention Atlas is not a replacement, it’s already in service. So a cut.
      And he also didn’t explain how it can be in 2 places at once.
      HM opposition questions didn’t help, they were so utterly limp and he deflected them easily.

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