Sweden's largest military exercise in 25 years begins

Aurora 23 starts on April 17 and will see the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Home Guard exercise together with international partners, Report informs, citing Armed Forces of Sweden.

The purpose of the exercise is to enhance the collected capability to counter an armed attack on Sweden.

The exercise is carried out in the air, on the ground, and at sea in many parts of the country. Most focus is to be put on south Sweden, Gotland, and the northern part of the country.

Aurora 23 is the greatest national exercise of its kind for more than 25 years. It comprises 14 nations and some 26,000 women and men. Participating nations, besides Sweden, are the US, UK, Finland, Poland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Denmark, Austria, Germany, and France.