Portuguese F-16 jets conduct first alert scramble in Lithuania
Two Portuguese F-16 fighter jets from NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission launched from Šiauliai, Lithuania, to identify and escort an IL-76 Russian military aircraft.
Finland to join NATO as Allied Foreign Ministers meet
Finland will become the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday (4 April 2023), immediately preceding a two-day meeting of Allied Foreign Ministers.
Largest European Integrated Air and Missile Defence exercise ends
Joint Project Optic Windmill 2023 (JPOW23) - and with it the largest European Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercise - concluded in Vreedepeel, the Netherlands.
NSPA: first pre-solicitation conference for the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC)
The NGRC initiative creates a multinational framework under which its participants can combine efforts to work on design, development and delivery of a medium multi-role helicopter.
Joint Expeditionary Force: a new era of military cooperation
JEF is a multinational defence framework designed to provide security to the High North, North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea Region as a response to global security challenges.
Allied and Finnish fighters integrate over the Baltic States
Allied and Partner fighter aircraft conducted a large-scale training exercise over the Baltic States, March 29.
Saab signs framework agreement with NSPA for Carl-Gustaf and AT4 systems
Saab has signed framework agreements with NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for the Carl-Gustaf® M4 weapon system and the AT4 anti-armour weapon.
NATO Support and Procurement Agency orders additional Airbus A330 MRTT
NSPA has ordered an additional Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), increasing the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) to 10 aircraft.
NATO eFP Battlegroup Latvia proceeds with Combat Readiness Evaluation
Having completed their preparation exercise Wolverine Shield/Strike, NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Latvia has kicked off exercise Crystal Arrow 23.
Baltic Defence Development: Adding Value to the Defence of the Baltic Sea Region
While Baltic security thinking has long been dominated by assessments of the risk of Russian military aggression in Europe, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was still a shock in its brutality and scale.
RAF P-8A Poseidon aircraft trains with the Royal Navy in the Baltic Sea region
A P8 Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth has been conducting exercises with HMS Mersey a Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel in the Baltic Sea Region.
NATO Secretary General welcomes multinational fleet of tanker transport
NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the launch of a Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft fleet (MRTT) that is "now ready for a full range of missions".