Georgia will host the multinational military exercise Noble Partner for the sixth time.

According to the Ministry of Defense, more than 2,400 servicemembers from 21 countries will be involved in this year’s Noble Partner drills, with the exercise set to feature troops from Japan and Sweden for the first time.

The manoeuvres will aim to increase readiness and interoperability between Georgia, the US, regional partners and allied countries, in a bid to ensure a stable and secure environment in the Black Sea region.

Servicemembers from Georgia, the US, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Greece, the UK, Türkiye, Slovakia, Norway, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Poland, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Sweden will be involved in the sixth edition of the drills.