United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin described the American commitment to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense clause as “ironclad” in his first in-person NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels. The… Continue reading "SECDEF Austin: Alliances Like NATO “Our Greatest Strengths” In Countering China"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that Russia would suspend its permanent mission to NATO, in response to the expulsion of eight mission members earlier this month on… Continue reading "Russia To Suspend Mission To NATO Following Spying Accusations"
According to a post on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s Facebook page, strategic command and personnel exercises ‘Joint Efforts – 2021‘, with the participation of 15 countries, began on 22… Continue reading "The Strategic Command and Staff Training “Joint Efforts – 2021” Exercise Starts in Ukraine"
A Norwegian Frigate has departed the country’s main naval base for a nine-month deployment that will see it operate as a part of the United State’s Carrier Strike Group 8,… Continue reading "Norwegian Frigate To Join a U.S Navy Carrier Strike Group For the First Time"
The United States Air Force has announced the arrival of three B-2 Spirit strategic bombers of the 509th Bomb Wing at Keflavik Air Base in Iceland. The Bomber Task Force… Continue reading "B-2 Spirits Deploy To Iceland For Bomber Task Force Mission"
The State Department announced on 9 August, that Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad had travelled to Qatar on the 8 August. In a press note, the State… Continue reading "US Seeks “Joint International Response” To Taliban Advances"
In Turkey, NATO’s Afghan special forces units have begun their first training program outside of Afghanistan. A detachment of Afghan special forces flew to Ankara for training, according reports from… Continue reading "Afghanistan’s Special Forces Start Training In Turkey As Part Of NATO’s Mission"
The Norwegian military company, Kongsberg, was awarded a significant contract by the Norwegian and German navies. The dual procurement by both countries is a part of the wider 212CD procurement… Continue reading "Kongsberg To Deliver Combat System And Naval Strike Missile For 212CD Submarines"
The German Ministry of Defense announced the creation of a new space command, joining a growing list of countries allocating more military resources to missions in outer space. German Defense… Continue reading "Germany Creates Space Command Center"
A livestreamed press conference jointly held by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda at Lithuania’s Šiauliai air base was interrupted on Thursday morning, after the Spanish… Continue reading "Spanish and Lithuanian Leaders’ Press Conference Interrupted By Aircraft Scramble"