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By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick      Published  Oct 7, 2026 4:13 PM EDT     (british-commandos-emerge-from-german-submarine-during-major-nato-exercise.html#comments)    0           (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=twz.com) Add TWZ (opens in a new tab)      More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.        (29 Sep 2026 – Meiktila Commandos board German U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)   Crown Copyright    The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.   (handle_newsletter_email_submission) (690d944952)  (/sea/british-commandos-emerge-from-german-submarine-during-major-nato-exercise)  (TWZInline) (0) Email address  (Enter your email) (Please enter a valid email address)  Sign Up  Thank you!      (https://recurrent.io/terms-and-conditions/) Terms of Service and(https://recurrent.io/privacy-policy/) Privacy Policy        As part of the largest U.K. Commando Force exercise in 15 years, British (https://www.twz.com/category/special-operations) special operators conducted (https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/october/06/20261006-royal-marines-submarine-raid-in-scotland) a submarine insertion off Scotland, making use of a German Navy Type 212A — a boat you can read about in detail (https://www.twz.com/a-deep-dive-into-germanys-submarine-force) here . The maneuvers are the first time since (https://www.twz.com/42001/fall-of-kabul-to-taliban-imminent-as-surprised-united-states-races-to-get-its-people-out) the war in Afghanistan that all of the Commando Force’s specialist elements have operated together. The submarine insertion, conducted at Cape Wrath on September 29, is part of Exercise Strike Warrior, a major NATO drill intended to rehearse allied crisis-response and warfighting operations across the North Atlantic and High North. The U.K. Royal Navy-led Commando Force specializes in amphibious, littoral, and expeditionary operations. It brings together Royal Marines commandos with specialist elements including reconnaissance, intelligence, targeting, artillery, logistics, and medical capabilities. The force is increasingly focused on smaller, dispersed teams operating across contested littoral environments. (Commandos attempt to drive RIB onto German submarine casing in heavy swell thumbnail)  Commandos attempt to drive RIB onto German submarine casing in heavy swell       (Commandos attempt to drive RIB onto German submarine casing in heavy swell)   Including elements of the Commando Force, more than 2,000 personnel from the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Netherlands, Canada, and Norway are currently participating in Strike Warrior, with eight warships and 19 aircraft involved in activity spanning Scotland, the Western Isles, the North-West Approaches, Galloway, the Borders and the North Sea. The submarine insertion underscores the type of maritime special operations the British Commando Force is now increasingly training to conduct. Personnel from 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery, boarded the unnamed German attack submarine off Scotland before being infiltrated toward the coast. The sub provided intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support as the force approached the target area, after which the commandos conducted a discreet small-boat insertion using inflatable raiding craft. (29 Sep 2026 – Meiktila Commandos board German U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  British Commandos board the German U-boat off the north coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. Crown Copyright   Once ashore, the commandos moved onto the cliffs and established an extemporized observation post. From there, they confirmed the simulated target and coordinated live naval surface fires against a simulated enemy position. Here, firepower was provided by the Portuguese Karel Doorman class frigate Dom Francisco de Almeida , presumably using its (https://www.twz.com/sea/italian-destroyer-guns-down-houthi-drone-with-76mm-super-rapid-cannon) Oto Melara 76mm deck gun. Following the engagement, the team was extracted. The complete sequence incorporated submarine infiltration, small-boat insertion, covert reconnaissance and targeting, live naval gunfire, and withdrawal into a single mission profile. (29 Sep 2026 – Meiktila Commandos board German U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  Crown Copyright   The German submarine involved is particularly well suited to this kind of mission. Conventional diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK) lack the nuclear-powered endurance and sustained high speed of an SSN, but those characteristics are not necessarily what a short-range clandestine insertion mission requires. Modern SSKs such as Germany’s Type 212A are designed around extremely low acoustic signatures and can remain submerged for extended periods using air-independent propulsion, making them difficult to detect while operating in relatively shallow and constrained waters. That combination is hugely valuable for special operations. An SSK can approach a coastline covertly, conduct ISR, release a small team and its boats, and withdraw without exposing a large surface vessel or maintaining the high-speed transit capability associated with a nuclear submarine. Its comparatively small size can also be advantageous when operating closer to shore, where depth, seabed conditions and the presence of coastal sensors can constrain larger submarines. Conventionally powered boats are also far cheaper to procure and operate and have smaller crews. (29 Sep 2026 – Meiktila Commandos board German U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  Crown Copyright   (29 Sep 2026 – Meiktila Commandos board German U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  Crown Copyright   An SSN offers major advantages for longer-range deployments: far greater endurance, sustained speed, and the ability to carry and support larger payloads over intercontinental distances. These payloads can include (https://www.twz.com/sea/prized-ohio-class-guided-missile-submarine-uss-georgia-heading-into-retirement) dry deck shelters and (https://www.twz.com/sea/navy-working-on-teaming-seals-in-mini-submarines-with-underwater-drones) swimmer delivery vehicles , allowing divers easy exit and entrance while the boat is submerged and at a standoff distance from the coast. But for a mission whose essential requirement is to quietly loiter near a coast, put a small team ashore and leave, an SSK remains a highly relevant platform. Conventional submarines are particularly valuable to the kind of distributed littoral operations NATO is rehearsing in northern European waters. (29 Sep 2026 – Meiktila Commandos board U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  Crown Copyright   (29 Sep 2026 – Meiktila Commandos board German U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  Crown Copyright   The U.K. Royal Navy’s four Upholder class were its last diesel-electric submarines. They (https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1995-04-21/debates/32ae834e-8cbe-4324-a559-0ec6855a2b43/UpholderSubmarines) were withdrawn in 1994–95 and subsequently (https://www.twz.com/38369/the-saga-of-this-long-busted-submarine-is-an-example-of-how-sad-canadas-tiny-sub-fleet-is) transferred to Canada . The Royal Navy today operates an (https://www.twz.com/31410/no-this-isnt-space-dock-its-three-astute-class-nuclear-submarines-under-construction) all-nuclear submarine fleet . The Upholders were also particularly suited to inshore operations, reconnaissance, and other missions demanding extreme quietness and maneuverability.  (111212-N-GU530-103 BANGOR, Wash. (Dec. 12, 2011) The Royal Canadian Navy long-range patrol submarine HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor for a port call and routine maintenance. The visit is Victoria's first to Bangor since 2004. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released))  The Royal Canadian Navy long-range patrol submarine HMCS Victoria arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor for a port call and routine maintenance. This boat was formerly HMS Unseen with the U.K. Royal Navy. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released   With this in mind, TWZ has, in the past, (https://www.twz.com/24789/u-s-navy-wants-aggressor-submarine-unit-to-mimic-russian-and-chinese-subs-in-training) examined whether the U.S. Navy should complement its all-nuclear submarine fleet with advanced conventional boats. Sweden’s Gotland (https://www.twz.com/21662/swedens-notorious-little-carrier-killing-sub-just-got-some-major-upgrades) demonstrated the value of these kinds of boats when it was leased to the U.S. Navy for adversary training and proved exceptionally difficult for American ASW forces to detect. (150504-N-IY633-128 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 4, 2015) – Swedish submarine HMS Gotland, left, HNLMS Tromp (F 803), center, and HMS Portland (F 79) steam in formation with other NATO and partner nation ships during maneuvering drills as a part of exercise Dynamic Mongoose. Dynamic Mongoose is an annual anti-submarine warfare (ASW) live exercise conducted off the coast of Norway comprised of surface, sub-surface, and aviation forces from 11 NATO and partner nations aimed to strengthen interoperability and practice ASW techniques in a unique and challenging environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released))  Swedish submarine HMS Gotland , left, HNLMS Tromp , center, and HMS Portland steam in formation with other NATO and partner nation ships during maneuvering drills as a part of exercise Dynamic Mongoose in 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released   Returning to the Cape Wrath drill, the 148 Battery operations officer involved explained that “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years.”  “We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider U.K. Defense and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats,” the officer added. (29 Sep 2026 – 148 Battery secure a remote beach in Cape Wrath. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  148 Battery secures a remote beach in Cape Wrath during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. Crown Copyright   (29 Sep 2026 – 148 Battery secure a remote beach in Cape Wrath. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  Crown Copyright   Multinational integration is central to the exercise. Strike Warrior is testing the ability of the British Commando Force to plug into a much larger allied force in which submarines, surface combatants, aircraft, drones, and small specialist teams can contribute to different parts of the same operation. Earlier in Strike Warrior, 148 Battery also directed fires from the Dutch Karel Doorman class frigate HNLMS Van Amstel and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax class frigate HMCS St. John’s after establishing observation posts. Those ships were operating as part of (https://mc.nato.int/snmg1) Standing NATO Maritime Group One . (26 Sep 2026 – HNLMS Van Amstel from the Royal Netherlands Navy during Exercise Strike Warrior. Exercise Strike Warrior, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has delivered the Naval Fires Operator Course (NFOC) to its newest observers and personnel from 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery. The qualification represents one of the foundational competencies required to operate as part of a Special Observer Team. During the final phase of the course, small teams conducted mission planning before patrolling significant distances to discreetly occupy and sustain themselves within Observation Posts (OPs). Operating in challenging conditions, teams provided persistent surveillance and target acquisition whilst maintaining a low signature throughout the mission. The exercise culminated in the coordination and delivery of Naval Fires from NATO warships from the Netherlands, Portugal and Canada against dynamic targets. Following successful target engagement, teams conducted extraction drills, bringing the scenario to a close. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats. Spread across swathes of western Scotland from Cape Wrath to the forests of Galloway and extending into Cumbria, Exercise Strike Warrior runs for four weeks from 21 testing the full panoply of the UK Commando Force’s capabilities. It is the biggest test of almost all elements of the UK Commando Force since it was deployed en masse to Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 15 years ago. Overall, the exercise involves more than 2,000 military personnel from six nations, supported by eight warships and 19 aircraft and helicopters.)  HNLMS Van Amstel from the Royal Netherlands Navy during Exercise Strike Warrior. Crown Copyright   The exercise also provides a snapshot of how Britain’s commandos have evolved since their intensive employment in Afghanistan. The Royal Marines’ Future Commando Force concept emphasizes smaller, more dispersed formations capable of operating in contested littoral environments, with greater reliance on maritime mobility, uncrewed systems, long-range fires, and allied capabilities. Strike Warrior combines those elements, with the exercise including amphibious landings, boarding operations, intelligence and surveillance missions, maritime security, and (https://www.twz.com/category/anti-submarine-warfare) anti-submarine warfare , alongside drone missions involving strikes and combat resupply. Other elements have practiced establishing protected medical facilities. The geography of Strike Warrior is equally significant. The exercise extends across Scotland and its surrounding waters, including the Western Isles and out into the North Sea, placing the Commando Force in the maritime environment connecting the (https://www.twz.com/b-2-flies-mock-strike-mission-from-iceland-to-alaska) highly strategic North Atlantic , (https://www.twz.com/43094/norwegian-undersea-surveillance-network-had-its-cables-mysteriously-cut) Norwegian Sea , and northern European approaches. That region has become increasingly important to NATO planning because of the difficulty of monitoring and controlling such a large maritime battlespace. Submarines, maritime patrol aircraft, surface combatants, drones, and long-range weapons all have roles to play, while the geography provides numerous opportunities for small forces to operate from the coast and islands. (29 Sep 2026 – 148 Battery secure a remote beach in Cape Wrath. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  Crown Copyright   (29 Sep 2026 – 148 Battery secure a remote beach in Cape Wrath. 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery has conducted a Full Mission Profile (FMP), integrating a German Navy submarine and Portuguese warship during Exercise Strike Warrior 26. The serial was designed to rehearse a submarine link-up and develop the Battery’s maritime integration, including float-on/float-off drills with 148’s boats. The force subsequently conducted a submarine infiltration and discreet small-boat insertion towards the target area. The FMP culminated in the establishment of an Observation Post (OP), from which the team coordinated live Naval Surface Fires from the Portuguese warship, resulting in a successful engagement and extraction. The serial demonstrated the capability of NATO partners to integrate specialist assets and coordinate complex activity across the maritime and land domains. The submarine provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support to identify and develop the target, before deploying Special Observation Teams to conduct a tactical beach landing and establish a hasty OP. The Portuguese warship subsequently delivered live Naval Surface Fires against the designated target. “This level of complexity and coordination of live assets has not been achieved by 148 for nearly 30 years. We wanted to demonstrate to our partners across the United Kingdom Commando Force, wider UK Defence and NATO SOF community the type of missions we are prepared to execute against future threats. Warfighting is our focus, and we are prepared to employ specialist assets to deliver Multi-Domain Fires and Targeting.” - Operations Officer, 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery. The UK Commando Force are taking part in their largest collective workout in 15 years to demonstrate their ability to safeguard the country – and its allies – against a myriad of threats.)  Crown Copyright   The United Kingdom has been repeatedly using the region and the wider High North as a training ground for this type of activity. Earlier this year, British commandos (https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/march/11/20260311-royal-marines-arctic-submarine-raid) conducted a submarine insertion during Exercise Cold Response in Norway using the German Navy’s Type 212A submarine U-35 . That also involved submarine infiltration, small-boat deployment, establishment of an observation post, and the direction of allied naval fires. ()  Royal Marines on Exercise Cold Response in North Norway training in extreme cold conditions while exercising boat drills within the fjords of Norway. Crown Copyright   Strike Warrior expands that concept considerably and across a much larger battlespace, providing an opportunity to test not simply individual capabilities but the ability to combine them during a sustained NATO exercise. The exercise began September 28 and concludes October 9. For the British Commando Force, the significance extends beyond the dramatic imagery of troops emerging from a German submarine at Cape Wrath. After years in which British commandos were heavily committed to land-based counterinsurgency operations, the exercise is intended to put them firmly back in a maritime and high-end warfighting context. This is the kind of operation that the U.K. Commando Force is now preparing to conduct alongside NATO partners in the (https://www.twz.com/sea/canada-picks-german-type-212-submarine-for-badly-needed-fleet-renewal) increasingly contested waters of the North Atlantic and High North. 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