Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen met with the European Defense Agency (European Defense Agency, EDA) CEO Jiří Šedivýn on Monday 3 October 2022 in Helsinki. In addition, the CEO of EDA met with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and experts, as well as Defense Forces Commander General Timo Kiv…

The objective of this evaluation was to summarize previous oversight reports related to security cooperation activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa.

Executive Summary

This report provides a summary evaluation of 22 DoD OIG, 11 Government Accountability Office (GAO), and 4 Special I…

CAMP ADAZI, Latvia — Multinational visitors from NATO visited the closing event for a live-fire demonstration of Exercise Silver Arrow, Sept. 29, 2022.

During this two-week long exercise, Silver Arrow brought 17 NATO allied armed forces units with over 4000 military personnel and 1000 vehicles …

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Aerial refueling capabilities can increase the range, lethality and survivability of modern aircraft. Maximum compatibility between tanker and receiver aircraft enable warfighters to get to the fight and return home safely.

An F-35B Lightning II fifth generation strike fig…

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The U.S. Army received the first Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System, Increment 1 — known as FTUAS, INC 1 — system on Sept. 12, 2022. The system consists of six air vehicles, six data terminals, six control stations and associated ground support equipment. The U.S. Ar…

About 50 aircraft, including Swedish Gripen fighters, are taking part in the Air Force’s main annual exercise through Saturday. The Karelia Air Command plays the role of the attacker in the manoeuvres.

The Finnish Air Force’s main exercise of the year began on Monday. Around 3,700 personnel in va…