• Deployments

Operation Cabrit: Estonia and Poland

Operation Cabrit is the UK’s contribution to NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Estonia and Poland. Established in 2016, a British Army Brigade is held at readiness and deploys its fighting power to secure NATO’s flank in Estonia and provide a reconnaissance capability in Poland. Operation Cabrit works alongside multiple NATO allies in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, showing the strength of NATO through its united commitment to the alliance’s collective security and defence

Enhanced Forward Presence

Operation Cabrit is the name of the UK operational deployment to Estonia where British troops are leading a multinational battlegroup as part of the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP).

UK Armed Forces have a leading role in NATO’s eFP in the Baltic States, in order to enhance Euro-Atlantic security, reassure our Allies and deter our adversaries. 

The eFP in the Baltic States is a deployment of robust, multinational, combat-ready forces to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, on a persistent, rotational basis.

About 900 British personnel rotate on a continuous basis alongside Danish, French, and host nation Estonian forces.

Light Cavalry Squadron

In Poland, a Light Cavalry Squadron from the Royal Lancers, of approximately 140 personnel, as part of a US-led battlegroup composed of a battalion of the California National Guard as well as Romanian and Croatian contributions.

Additional units include elements from the Adjutant General’s Corps, Intelligence Corps, Royal Artillery, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, Royal Engineers, Royal Logistics Corps, Royal Military Police, and Royal Signals. The enhanced Forward Presence is just one aspect of a wide range of UK support to NATO.

It's good to produce well-rounded soldiers who train in all sorts of environments.

Rifleman Baker, 5 RIFLES

Who's deployed

The Royal Lancers is the armoured cavalry regiment of 1 Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade. Its famous skull and crossbones cap badge, referred to as The Motto, is one of the most recognisable in the British Army and represents its infamous motto: ‘Death or Glory’.

Regular (Full-Time) service with The Rifles, the largest Infantry Regiment in the British Army.