Largest Amphibious Exercise on Braunton Burrows Since WW2

Largest amphibious exercise on Braunton Burrows since WW2

Exercise Catamaran brought together more than 3,000 personnel from several NATO allies to carry out training on the North Devon coast. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has enabled a major multi-national training exercise alongside NATO allies on Braunton Burrows Training Area, demonstrating its crucial role in supporting military capability.

NATO forces conduct huge amphibious landing on British coast

A stretch of Devon coastline has hosted its largest amphibious military exercise since the Second World War, as NATO allies conducted major landings on Braunton Burrows during Exercise Catamaran. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) supported the high-profile training event, which brought together forces from nine nations including the UK, France, the United States, Brazil, and several European partners. British troops were represented …