NATO launches first Executive Resilience Course to strengthen crisis preparedness and protect essential services across the Alliance
NATO has launched its first Executive Resilience Course, bringing together senior civilian and military leaders from across the Alliance to strengthen preparedness for complex challenges
EDA advances MARSUR towards EU Secret status after successful real time interoperability test with NATO systems
The European Defence Agency has demonstrated that MARSUR, the European Union’s maritime surveillance network, can exchange data in real time with national command systems and NATO
NSPA helps sustain RAF Brize Norton operations during major runway replacement and critical airfield infrastructure upgrades
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency is supporting the United Kingdom during Operation MACE Vector, a major infrastructure programme to replace the existing runway at RAF Brize Norton and upgrade critical airfield infrastructure
NestAI opens Tallinn AI centre, plans more than 25 specialists to build adaptive battlefield systems for NATO’s eastern flank
Finnish defence artificial intelligence specialist NestAI is opening an office in Tallinn and plans to employ more than 25 engineers and specialists in Estonia during 2027.
NATO allies test F-35 Typhoon P 8A and E-3A integration in Cobra Warrior as RAF sharpens multinational combat readiness
Aircrews and specialists from five NATO allies are training in the United Kingdom during Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2, a Royal Air Force-led event designed to test complex multinational air operations
NATO tests large scale airborne readiness as 11 nations conduct multinational airlift and airdrop operations in the Netherlands
NATO allies trained in the Netherlands from 7 to 19 September during Exercise Falcon Leap, combining multinational airlift and airdrop operations to strengthen readiness and interoperability
Australian-built StrikeMaster coastal defence system deploys Naval Strike Missile to remote Arctic island for NATO deterrence operation
Kongsberg Australia and Thales Australia have deployed their StrikeMaster coastal defence system to Norway’s Jan Mayen island for a NATO operation in the High North.
Netherlands extends MQ-9 Reaper surveillance mission through 2027 as Dutch role grows and U.S. participation ends on NATO’s eastern flank
The Netherlands will keep its MQ-9 Reaper aircraft operating from Romania until 31 December 2027, extending a surveillance mission supporting the defence of NATO’s eastern flank.
NATO takes delivery of 10th multinational tanker aircraft, expanding shared air mobility capability for nine European nations
NATO’s multinational tanker fleet has received its 10th aircraft, expanding the shared refuelling and transport capacity available to nine European nations.
PESCO pushes more European defence projects into procurement as joint programmes reach delivery phase
More Permanent Structured Cooperation projects are moving towards procurement and operational delivery, according to the 2026 PESCO Projects Progress report.
EU and Ukraine launch 18 member Drone Alliance to accelerate industrial scale drone and counter drone production
The European Commission has hosted the first meeting of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance, an industry-led initiative designed to strengthen drone and counter-drone production across Europe and Ukraine
Defender targets UK military vehicle tender and NATO market with three new Wolf Series II variants
Defender has unveiled three variants of its new Wolf Series II light mobility vehicle, developed to compete for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Light Mobility Vehicle tender and for sale to NATO defence organisations