超过2500名英法士兵在德国参加了一场兵棋推演，旨在展示北约领土如何抵御攻击。
Over 2,500 British and French troops have taken part in a wargame in Germany designed to show how NATO territory could be defended against an attack.
此次演习涉及英国二十年来最大规模空降行动之一，600名英法伞兵从皇家空军A400M运输机上跳伞。
The exercise involved one of the largest UK airborne operations in two decades, with 600 British and French paratroopers jumping from RAF A400M transport planes.
英国国防部表示，这是部队和专业装备首次以这种规模通过低空跳伞集结到一起。
It is the first time that troops and specialist equipment have been brought together at this scale from low-altitude jumps, the Ministry of Defence said.
此次联合演习正值欧洲局势紧张之际，乌克兰战争持续，克里姆林宫被指责在欧洲国家实施纵火、破坏和暗杀活动。
The combined exercise comes at a time of heightened tension in Europe, with the ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the Kremlin being blamed for arson, sabotage and assassinations in European nations.
此消息传出之际，距离巴黎披露英国战机首次与法国战机联合演练、涉及法国空基核威慑力量仅过去几天。
News of the seven-week exercise comes days after Paris revealed that British jets had joined French counterparts for their first joint exercise involving France's airborne nuclear capability.
“随时随地投送大规模空降力量” “犀牛泰坦”演习在德国森内拉格尔军事训练中心举行，测试英国第16空中突击旅应对装备无人机和电子战系统的敌人——这是俄罗斯预计会部署的技术。
'Large-scale airborne power anywhere it's needed' Exercise Rhino Titan, held at the Sennelager military training centre in Germany, has been testing the UK's 16 Air Assault Brigade against an enemy equipped with drones and electronic warfare, the kind of technology Russia could be expected to deploy.
该旅是英国军队的全球反应部队，保持极高待命状态，以应对从人道主义行动到战争的全球危机。
The brigade is the UK military's Global Response Force, which is held at very high readiness to respond to global crises, from humanitarian operations to warfighting.
国防大臣韦斯·斯特里廷表示，现代威胁要求“更新、现代化的作战方式”，英国军队“正在做相应准备”。
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said modern threats required "an updated, modern approach to warfare" and that UK forces were "preparing accordingly".
他说：“在法德盟友的配合下，这场大规模训练演习表明，我们能够投送快速、大规模的空降力量，随时随地捍卫北约领土。”
"Alongside our French and German allies, this large-scale training exercise shows we can deliver rapid, large-scale airborne power anywhere it's needed to defend NATO territory.
他补充道：“这种部队与专业装备的组合，正是遏制对手、保障英国及盟友安全所必需的。”
"This combination of troops and specialised equipment is what is required to deter our adversaries and keep Britain and our allies safe," he added.
第16空中突击旅指挥官、准将埃德·卡特赖特表示，此次演习“提出了一个现实的挑战，即保卫北约领土，并面对使用无人机和电子战的敌人，这正是我们在现代战场上将面临的情况。”三架皇家空军“支奴干”直升机也参与了训练，执行了空运转移医疗接收站等任务。
Brigadier Ed Cartwright, commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade, said the exercise had: "Given a realistic challenge to defend NATO territory and pitted against an enemy using drones and electronic warfare, which is what we would face on the modern battlefield." Three RAF Chinook helicopters also took part in the training, carrying out tasks such as relocating a medical reception station by air.
过去一年半，英国军队增加了训练活动，从基础跳伞进阶到编队飞行、模拟大规模空投以及人员装备一体化投送。
Over the last year and a half, UK forces have increased training activity, progressing from basic parachuting to formation flying, simulated mass drops and integrated personnel-and-stores delivery.
周五，首相宣布，皇家空军“支奴干”直升机和A400M运输机将配备灭火装备，提供英国首个永久驻扎的军用空中灭火能力。
On Friday, the prime minister announced that RAF Chinooks and A400M planes would be equipped to fight fires - providing the first military aerial firefighting capability based permanently in the UK.
本月，国防部与空中客车公司达成了一份价值1.9亿英镑的合同延期协议，旨在到2027年底将每天可执行任务的A400M飞机数量从10架增加到13架。
This month, the MoD agreed a £190m contract extension with Airbus, which aims to increase the number of A400M aircraft able to carry out missions that are available each day from 10 to 13 by the end of 2027.