NATO exercises outside Northern Norway
NATO is at the moment conducting a large-scale explosives clearance exercise outside the coast of Northern Norway.
The exercise, called EODEX (Explosives Ordnance Disposal Exercise), includes personnel from ten countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey. The aim of the exercises is to train the participating countries’ OED teams (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) under extreme weather conditions. The personnel will be trained in driving under winter conditions, ice diving and underwater blasting.
