It was a real show of strength. Poles, Danes and Americans fired – from the launcher lobster-K, HIMARS, PULS. The first missiles were launched from Bornholm around noon, the last fewer hours later, among others, from the Ustka training ground. The targets were located in the Baltic, respective twelve kilometres away. All as part of the exercise “Baltic Shield ‘26”.
‘Baltic Shield ‘26’ is the first in past bilateral exercises conducted jointly by Poland and Denmark. The armies of both countries intend to show the possible opponent that they are together ready defend key areas of the confederate Baltic. The island of Bornholm, which lies on the way linking the surrounding states to the Baltic Straits and the North Sea, is surely 1 of these. There is besides an underwater Baltic tube pipeline nearby. Thanks to it, Poland is able to import more than 40% of its gas from Norway.
And it is in Bornholm that the essential part of the maneuvers takes place. On the weekend Polish paratroopers from the 6th Airborne Brigade landed on the island, the rocket artillery from both countries was besides deployed there. However, there is besides a lot going on outside the Danish island – on the Baltic and Polish coast. We could see a example of this present erstwhile the large shooting started.
Shortly before noon, the fire opened on Bornholme the Danish PULS and HIMARS launchers from the 1st Rocket Brigade. The crews utilized respective training rockets over a twelve kilometers. Soon, too, it became loud at the camp in Ustka, as well as in military areas around Ustronia Morski. From there, another HIMARS Polish military launchers were operating and besides purchased in South Korea. K239 Chunmoo. In the nomenclature of the native armed forces, they bear the names lobster-A and lobster-K.
These shootings were of peculiar importance to the soldiers. – Lobster-K for the first time in past carried out a hit utilizing CGR-080 missile, at a distance of 80 km – informs Major Dominik Nass of the 1st Rocket Brigade. The launcher belongs to the 18th Artillery Brigade, but its sub-chapters for exercise have just been subordinated to 1 BR. Americans from the 41st Field Artillery Brigade besides carried fire from the Polish coast. They utilized GMLRS missiles, fired from mobile M270 MLRS launchers.
The artillerymen measured for peculiar shields that were on the Baltic. The designation for them led, among others, to: Drones Gladius FT5 And FlyEye. The task was accomplished. But that is not the end. The shootings were besides scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. Tomorrow, as today, the Danes and Poles are to be joined by Americans, and the rocket artillerymen of the 1st Brigade are to carry out an impact with the MLRS missiles. In total, nearly 250 soldiers from respective units will be active in fire control training. next day there will besides be peculiar troops in the Baltic, which according to the script are to occupy a ship belonging to the alleged Russian shadow fleet.
Meanwhile, "Baltic Shield" is just 1 of a series of exercises that NATO associate States are presently conducting in central and northern Europe. The Swedish Army together with allies from 11 countries trains, for example, simulated Defence of Gotland under the Aurora manoeuvres. Large-scale exercises are besides ongoing ‘Sword 2026’. They trust on the fast movement of US Army troops into the east flank of NATO and joining the fight with allies. The task consists of 3 insignificant exercises "Saber Strike", "Swift Response" and "Immediate Response", and its script besides assumes the participation of Polish subdivisions. This week in Finland, for example, the 6th BPD paratroopers will be landing. In early June, “Baltops”, the largest yearly NATO exercises in the Baltic Sea, will besides start.
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