NATO’s Allied Command Operations launched its annual nuclear exercise, Steadfast Noon 2025, on Monday, 13 October, involving activities in four nations and the airspace over the North Sea.
The new command will oversee land operations on NATO’s northern flank and marks a major step in the implementation of the Alliance’s north-west regional defence plan.
Two Royal Air Force surveillance aircraft flew a 12-hour mission on Thursday 9 October 2025, patrolling NATO’s eastern flank along the Russian border.
NATO has officially opened a new Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Bodø, Norway, expanding the Alliance’s ability to lead and coordinate air operations across the Nordic region, Arctic, and wider Euro-Atlantic area.
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NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon, will begin on 13 October 2025 and will involve aircraft from across the Alliance.
On 29 September 2025, after a two-month mission, the Task Group Lightning operating with Italian F-35 Lightning II aircraft officially handed over to Italian Eurofighter jets.
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) has chosen Oracle and Oracle partner Druid Software to design, deploy, and secure private 5G networks for NATO research, war gaming, and development initiatives.
A Dutch F-35 stealth fighter has been spotted with a fresh drone-shaped kill marking after shooting down multiple Russian drones that entered NATO airspace.
Denmark has deployed two F-35 fighter jets and the frigate Niels Juel to support NATO’s eastern flank following Russian violations of Polish airspace in September.
NATO and its member nations deployed additional land, air and maritime capabilities to Denmark on 1–2 October to secure the European Union and European Political Community summits in Copenhagen.
Developed by the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV), the Swedish Air Force and Saab, Loke has already become a central part of Sweden’s base-defence capability.
Two Estonian defence companies, Wayren and Telearmy, have been chosen among 15 firms advancing to Phase 2 of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) programme, which links 75 innovation centres worldwide.
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