U.K., Italy Wrap Nato Exercise in Ionian Sea; French Navy Kicks Off Polaris 25 Exercise

U.K. Royal Navy and Italian carrier strike groups with other allied ships wrapped up NATO exercise Mediterranean Strike 25 in the Ionian Sea on Sunday. Meanwhile, the French Navy began their major force-on-force exercise, Polaris 25 in the Atlantic. The NATO Mediterranean Strike 25 began on May 5, in the Ionian Sea and involving nine NATO countries: Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Spain, Türkiye, UK and the United States. The exercise included 21 ships, three submarines, 41 fighter aircraft (26 being F-35B fighters), 19 helicopters, 10 maritime patrol aircraft and more than 8,000 personnel. The U.K. CSG consists of aircraftRead More