A U.S. B-1B Lancer joined NATO air defence training in Lithuania and Latvia on 29 September, marking the first American bomber participation under the Alliance’s new air defence framework.
Sweden’s Visby-class corvette HSwMS Helsingborg is operating under Finnish Navy command to help monitor and protect Finland’s territorial integrity during week 40.
The mission will contribute to NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence along the Alliance’s eastern flank.
NATO is strengthening integrated air and missile defence and adapting its posture against drones, Secretary General Mark Rutte said following talks with Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.
U.S. Army Europe and Africa and NATO allies will run a command exercise from October 6 to 15 across France, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland.
Lithuania has procured about €2 billion in U.S. weapons and military equipment over the past three years and is seeking a larger role in producing American defense technology in Europe.
ICEYE has opened a new Satellite Technology Center in Warsaw as it expands research, development and production activities in Poland
NATO says allied forces use sonar-equipped ships, helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft to locate submarines and, if necessary, neutralise them.
Finland and Sweden conducted their first joint operational air-identification mission on 24 September 2026, deploying F/A-18 Hornet and JAS 39 Gripen Quick Reaction Alert fighters over the Gulf of Finland.
The United Kingdom has taken command of NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk for the first time, placing a British officer at the head of the Alliance’s Atlantic-focused operational headquarters.
Germany has received its first F-35A fighter, opening a procurement program that will replace its aging Tornado fleet and strengthen its contribution to NATO deterrence.
Deutz and US tactical mobility specialist Hypercraft have agreed to deepen their cooperation on unmanned ground vehicles and mobile drive systems through a new strategic partnership
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