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 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’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force is supporting Ramstein Flag 26 from Pirkkala Air Base in Finland.
Rutte said cooperation between NATO and the European Union is essential to protect the security and freedom of citizens.
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.
EM&E Group will supply 47 naval weapon stations to the Portuguese Navy through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).
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.
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft and Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, have arrived in Pirkkala, Finland, for Ramstein Flag 2026.
NATO’s Forward Land Forces Finland was officially established to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence posture on its northern and northeastern flank.
NATO said its Eastern Sentry initiative is strengthening the Alliance’s air defence posture along the Eastern Flank.
Ukraine is working with NATO to strengthen air defence, secure ammunition supplies and scale up production of Ukrainian-made drones.
The United States is reducing the number of forces it is prepared to commit to NATO in a crisis, U.S. European Command said in a June 3 announcement.
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