U.S. Department of War to review European force posture as Hegseth calls for Europe-led NATO 3.0 defence model
The War Department plans to review its posture and footprint in Europe to assess how the United States is supporting NATO.
Hegseth calls for faster NATO shift towards European leadership and orders six-month review of U.S. troop deployments
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a new six-month review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe while criticising NATO allies over burden-sharing.
U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs conduct first highway operations in Finland with allied aircraft during Ramstein Flag 2026
Allied aircraft from the United States, Spain and Poland conducted highway operations in Tervo, Finland, from June 8 to 12 during Ramstein Flag 2026.
NATO AWACS makes first landing in Sweden during Ramstein Flag 2026 command-and-control operations
A NATO Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft has landed in Sweden for the first time.
NATO focuses on Counter Anti-Access/Area Denial operations during Ramstein Flag 26 live-fly exercise
NATO Allied Air Forces are conducting Counter Anti-Access/Area Denial operations across Europe during Ramstein Flag 2026.
Swedish Gripen fighters respond to Russian Su-24 and Su-34 aircraft near national airspace over Baltic Sea
Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft carried out two incident response missions on Friday to meet Russian combat aircraft in the Baltic Sea near Swedish airspace.
NATO ISR Force operates RQ-4D Phoenix aircraft from Finland to support Ramstein Flag 2026 under ACE concept
NATO said Finland is the force’s second operating location during ongoing Agile Combat Employment operations away from its main operating base at Italian Air Force Base Sigonella.
NATO fifth-generation F-35 fighters integrate across northern Europe during Ramstein Flag 2026 air exercise
NATO Allied Air Command said the exercise is testing how Allied fifth-generation aircraft integrate with national and NATO command, control, surveillance and support assets.
NATO ISR Force deploys RQ-4D Phoenix aircraft to Finland to support Ramstein Flag 26 multi-domain exercise
NATO’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force is supporting Ramstein Flag 26 from Pirkkala Air Base in Finland.
NATO Secretary General urges faster defence production and closer NATO-EU cooperation to strengthen European security
Rutte said cooperation between NATO and the European Union is essential to protect the security and freedom of citizens.
Finland hosts NATO-led LCI-X counter-UAS testing events to assess new drone detection and defeat technologies
Finland is hosting a series of counter-UAS testing events linked to NATO Allied Command Transformation’s Layered Counter-UAS Initiative, known as LCI-X.
NATO launches Task Force X-Arctic to test uncrewed systems for High North awareness and Arctic operations
NATO has launched Task Force X-Arctic, a new initiative intended to strengthen the Alliance’s awareness and presence in the Arctic and the High North.