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British paratroopers exit an American Chinook during training at an undisclosed training ground less than 50 kilometres from the Russian border in Finland where Nato troops are taking part in Exercise Northern Star, led by the Finnish military, with soldiers working alongside coalition allies and training Nato soldiers together to deter aggressive neighbouring states. The large scale ground exercise, comprising of around 4,000 coalition troops include the use of new technologies, including...
British paratroopers exit an American Chinook during training at an undisclosed training ground less than 50 kilometres from the Russian border in Finland where Nato troops are taking part in Exercise Northern Star, led by the Finnish military, with soldiers working alongside coalition allies and training Nato soldiers together to deter aggressive neighbouring states. The large scale ground exercise, comprising of around 4,000 coalition troops include the use of new technologies, including both reconnaissance and attack drones alongside a newly adopted Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) used by British forces. Picture date: Wednesday May 27, 2026.