# Britain says it is committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024 Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2023-01-04 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: UK to lead NATO task force in 2024 despite false reports Meta Description: UK dismisses report of delays, ready to honour commitment to lead NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force in 2024, amid military plans review. URL: https://financedigest.com/britain-says-it-is-committed-to-leading-a-nato-task-force-in-2024html ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2023-01-03t120905z2lynxmpej0208xrtroptp4nato-headquarters-1736814638315-compressed.jpg) (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it was committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024, dismissing a report by Berlin-based Table.Media that British delays had prompted the German defence ministry to look into extending its leadership beyond 2023. “The UK is ready to honour our commitment to lead NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force in 2024 – any suggestion otherwise is completely untrue,” a spokesperson for Britain’s Ministry of Defence said. NATO is currently reviewing its [military plans and force](https://www.financedigest.com/forces-compare-launches-to-protect-the-military-from-being-overcharged.html "Forces Compare Launches to Protect The Military From Being Overcharged") model which may affect their requests to Alliance members,” the spokesperson added. Citing [German army sources](https://www.financedigest.com/german-new-passenger-car-registrations-up-3-in-august-industry-source.html "German new passenger car registrations up 3% in August – industry source"), the Table.Media news outlet reported earlier on Tuesday that Britain would take over leadership in 2024 several months later than planned. There is nothing official I can tell you about this at the moment,” a [German defence ministry spokesperson told](https://www.financedigest.com/germans-told-to-unite-over-energy-crisis-amid-eu-divisions.html "Germans told to unite over energy crisis amid EU divisions") Reuters in response. France handed over command of the VJTF to Germany’s Bundeswehr this week for 12 months. [Germany is providing up to 2,700 soldiers as lead nation](https://www.financedigest.com/soccer-england-drawn-with-italy-and-germany-in-nations-league.html "Soccer-England drawn with Italy and Germany in Nations League"). The VJTF was created after Russia unilaterally annexed Crimea from [Ukraine](https://www.financedigest.com/russia-promises-to-scale-down-operations-in-northern-ukraine.html "Russia promises to scale down operations in northern Ukraine") in 2014 and was deployed for the first time for collective defence after Russia invaded Ukraine in February. The leadership position is rotated among members to share the burden that it places on the military, and brigades are bound to the VJTF for three years to help with the stand-up, stand-by and stand-down phases, meaning they are not available for other missions or international obligations. (Writing by Miranda Murray and Sachin Ravikumar; Additional reporting by Akanksha Khushi; Editing by Nick Macfie and Howard Goller) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---