NATO: Military Exercises
Commons · Question 4906 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether participation in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2026 falls within the scope of Operation Firecrest.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 8 Jun 2026
The United Kingdom participated in NATO’s anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Mongoose in May of this year, conducted in the Norwegian Sea. This activity fell within the scope of HMS Prince of Wales’ Firecrest deployment. No UK F-35 aircraft were depl...