Exercise Mallet Strike finished after ten days of practicing binational integrated air defence drills with almost 1,500 soldiers from across the Finnish Armed Forces and a 250-strong German PATRIOT firing unit.
Four U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, on May 22, 2024 to commence Bomber Task Force (BTF) Europe 24-3.
The FN MINIMI light machine gun (LMG), designed by Belgium-based FN Herstal, is a global reference in its category.
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A detachment of German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons are currently based at Lielvarde Air Base, where they’re tasked with ensuring the safety and security of the airspace over and around Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
During NATO’s exercise Ramstein Guard from May 12 to 17, the armed forces of Czechia demonstrated their capability to defend the country against air threats in a simulated electronic warfare environment.
Royal Air Force Typhoons currently deployed to Romania on enhanced Air Policing have conducted an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) to Poland in support of US-led exercise Astral Knight 24.
On May 16, the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
A German PATRIOT firing unit deployed to Finland to integrate with a Finnish brigade during exercise Mallet Strike 24-1 and train tactics, techniques and procedures and Command and Control structures.
NSPA has received approval from the U.S. Department of State for the purchase of equipment to enhance the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system.
In combined and joint operations, Allies conducted airdrops from Romanian skies of thousands of paratroopers along NATO’s eastern flank during U.S.-led exercise Swift Response 24.
Allied Nations came together across three operating bases in Lithuania, Poland, and Romania as part of the U.S.-led multinational exercise Astral Knight 2024.
Ukraine has joined the Combined Federated Battle Labs Network (CFBLNet) as a Guest Mission partner.
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