Most of the roughly 2,800 participants in the drills are conscripts, with around 350 allied troops.
The Finnish Army’s Armoured Brigade is leading a military exercise involving about 2,800 troops at a training facility in south-western Finland. The exercise began on Friday.
The so-called Mighty Arrow 26 exercise is set to continue until 9 May. The drill is taking place at the Pohjankangas Firing Range and Training Area in Niinisalo, in the Satakunta region.
Most of the roughly 2,800 participants of the drills are conscripts, with around 350 allied troops also taking part.
The session will see the use of nearly 500 vehicles, including about 160 tanks and armoured vehicles, according to an Armoured Brigade press release.
“We work on our interoperability with several different countries in all areas of national defence. Mighty Arrow 26 will strengthen in particular Allied mechanised units’ joint combat as well as joint operations with unmanned systems,” the Armoured Brigade Commander, Col. Juhana Skyttä said in the release.
Personnel from Lithuania and Estonia are also taking part.
Participants will also be using Estonian CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles and Lithuanian Boxer armoured personnel carriers.
The Brigade noted that as the use of drone technology has increased, the exercise would see use of several types of the aerial devices.
“The mechanised units are compatible with Nato. We have the same capabilities and share the same will. By operating together, we will constantly keep on learning and improving our skills,” Skyttä said.
