Yearly Archive: 2022

A central feature in the annual updating of the Investment Plan is the preparation and publication of an unclassified overview of long-term requirements and objectives.

This publication does not examine each planned project in detail but establishes a platform for in-depth discussions between the…

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) visits Turku 25 – 27 April 2022. After the visit the SNMCMG1 will participate in an exercise lead by the Coastal Fleet in the Archipelago Sea 28 – 29 April 2022. The exercise prepares the Katanpää-class Mine Hunters for the upcoming NRF readiness …

SYDNEY / WASHINGTON — A senior-level U.S. delegation met the Solomon Islands’ leader on Friday and warned that Washington would have “significant concerns and respond accordingly” to any steps to establish a permanent Chinese military presence in the Pacific island nation.

A White House stateme…

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio — Not all enemy threats light up the sky or cost millions of dollars. Keeping our military installations safe from threat is a partnership. As lead command for the Air Force Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems effort, Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command, has est…

RAMSTEIN, Germany — An Italian Air Force F-35A fighter detachment is lined up to deploy to Iceland in support of NATO’s enduring Air Policing efforts in the High North.

Based at Amendola Air Base, Italy, the modern F-35A fighters are being prepared for their two-month deployment to NATO’s Ally …

The Shandong, China’s second aircraft carrier and the first developed domestically, reportedly started its first scheduled maintenance and refurbishment that is expected to enhance the flattop’s usability after more than two years of active service. The procedure could involve the painting of new no…