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Exercise SAXON WARRIOR 17: 1 and 10 August 2017
July 19, 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications No Comments | Category Uncategorized
Exercise SAXON WARRIOR 17 (SW17) will take place between 1 and 10 August 2017, delivered by the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff (JTEPS) from Faslane. The coordination of the administration and safety will be arranged in a similar way to a JOINT WARRIOR exercise.
SW17 is a programme of exercises conducted across the UK by warships, submarines and aircraft from 5 Nations. The maritime and air activity will be focussed in the airspace, offshore and coastal waters of the whole coast of Scotland and to a lesser extent South West Approaches to the UK. The booklet below provides outline information on scheduled activity including details of intended gunnery and aircraft bombing activity at Cape Wrath.
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