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QUAD24 is the German contribution to exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, the largest NATO exercise in decades.

Exercise Grand Quadriga 2024 (QUAD24), a German-led military exercise in Lithuania with the participation of troops from France, Lithuania and the Netherlands, aims to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defence posture. The goal is to improve command and control, readiness and quick-response capabilities.
This exercise is part of the large-scale NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 (STDE24), the largest NATO exercise in decades. Involving 90,000 troops from all 32 NATO Allies, it demonstrates NATO's ability to defend every inch of its territory, and the commitment by NATO Allies to protecting each other from any threats.
QUAD24 and other exercises are defensive and not targeted at any specific country but serve as a demonstration of preparedness against potential aggression.

Footage includes various shots of Dutch, German and Lithuanian soldiers and armoured vehicles training on the field, as well as German Tiger attack helicopters participating in joint drills. Footage also includes soundbites from Dutch, German and Lithuanian officers.

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(00:00) SHOT (MUTE) – GERMAN ARMOURED INFANTRY BATTALION PLANNING FOR THE EXERCISE
(00:05) VARIOUS SHOTS – GERMAN ARMOURED INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING THROUGH THE FIELD
(00:28) VARIOUS SHOTS – DUTCH INFANTRY SOLDIERS AND COMBAT VEHICLES TAKING POSITIONS ON THE FIELD
(00:42) VARIOUS SHOTS – GERMAN KEILER MINE FLAIL VEHICLE IN ACTION
(00:54) VARIOUS SHOTS – THeMIS AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES IN ACTION
(01:08) VARIOUS SHOTS – SOLDIERS FROM GERMAN ATTACK HELICOPTER AIRBORNE
(01:17) VARIOUS SHOTS - GERMAN TIGER ATTACK HELICOPTER REGIMENT 36, GETTING READY TO FLY THE TIGER ATTACK HELICOPTER
(01:44) VARIOUS SHOTS - GERMAN TIGER ATTACK HELICOPTER AIRBORNE
(02:41) VARIOUS SHOTS – DUTCH INFANTRY SOLDIERS AND COMBAT VEHICLES CONDUCT LIVE FIRE EXERCISE
(02:56) VARIOUS SHOTS – GERMAN LEOPARD TANKS AND LITHUANIAN ARMOURED VEHICLE TRAINING TOGETHER ON THE FIELD
(04:25) VARIOUS SHOTS – GERMAN INFANTRY SOLDIERS AND COMBAT VEHICLES TRAINING TOGETHER ON THE FIELD
(04:45) VARIOUS SHOTS – GERMAN TIGER ATTACK HELICOPTER AIRBORNE
(04:50) SOUNDBITE IN ENGLISH - Lieutenant Colonel Rutger Saathof, Commander of the 42e Pantserinfanteriebataljon Limburgse Jagers (42BLJ), Royal Netherlands Army.
“Gives us also an opportunity to train together in a multinational environment. For instance, with the Lithuanians, the Germans and all the other nationalities”.
(05:00) SOUNDBITE IN ENGLISH - Lieutenant Colonel Rutger Saathof, Commander of the 42e Pantserinfanteriebataljon Limburgse Jagers (42BLJ), Royal Netherlands Army.
“We are together, we are strong, and only together we will be able to defend our NATO territory.”
(05:06) SOUNDBITES IN ENGLISH - Lieutenant Colonel Neimontas - Lithuanian staff officer, Lithuanian Armed Forces.
“It's a great opportunity for me to come back to Lithuania and to train together with German and other Allied troops in Lithuania.”
(05:15) SOUNDBITES IN ENGLISH - Colonel Axel Hardt – Brigade commander of the 12 Armoured Brigade, German Armed Forces.
“We have a battlegroup here right now present in the area of Lithuania, fighting and training together with our partners”.

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