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 UK's contribution to NATO's Forward Land Forces in the Baltic 3, Poland, Finland (B3PF).

UK Armed Forces have a leading role in NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (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 French, and host nation Estonian forces.