Amid growing internal disagreements within NATO over the situation surrounding Greenland, the alliance is preparing for large-scale military exercises under the name Steadfast Dart. The drills are designed to rehearse rapid troop and weapons deployments, including transfers to Poland and the Baltic states, in the event of a conflict with Russia, according to the German newspaper Bild.

The exercises will involve 11 NATO member states: Germany, Italy, France, Britain, Spain, Belgium, Turkey, Greece, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Lithuania. The United States will not take part.

The core objective of Steadfast Dart is to test coordinated and rapid force redeployment across the alliance. The drills will bring together ground forces, air power, naval units, cyber elements, and components responsible for space operations.

Bild reports that Germany has been assigned a central role in the maneuvers. More than 10,000 troops have already been deployed to German territory for this purpose.

The exercise plan includes the participation of 17 ships, around 20 aircraft, and roughly 1,500 pieces of heavy equipment, including tanks, missile systems, and military transport vehicles. NATO will also deploy its newly established Allied Reaction Force during the drills.

Command of the exercise has been assigned to Bundeswehr General Ingo Gerhartz, who oversees NATO forces in Central Europe. He has emphasized that Steadfast Dart is intended to clearly demonstrate Germany’s role as a key pillar of the alliance’s defense structure.

The main active phase of the exercises is scheduled for February 2026. The drills will be held primarily on German territory, including training grounds near the city of Bergen in Lower Saxony.