On Friday (12 June 2020), the North Atlantic Council recognised Ukraine as an Enhanced Opportunities Partner. This status is part of NATO’s Partnership Interoperability Initiative, which aims to maintain and deepen cooperation between Allies and partners that have made significant contributions to N…

BALTIC SEA — Military Sealift Command’s fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) is supporting the 49th iteration of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2020) exercise in the Baltic Region, June 7-16, with 19 NATO allies and partner nations.

BALTOPS, a joint, maritime-focused exercise held since 1…

The Centre for Defence Investment is purchasing new universal Volvo FMX container trucks which are cost-effective and will increase Estonian defence capabilities.

The vehicles are manufactured in Sweden, but all accessories and the superstructure have been designed and installed in Estonia by Vol…

RAF Typhoons currently deployed in Lithuania have been taking part in the largest annual NATO maritime exercise in the Baltic region, Exercise BALTOPs 2020.

The Typhoons from 6 Squadron RAF are normally based at RAF Lossiemouth but are currently deployed to Šiauliai in Lithuania, as part of the N…

US President Donald Trump was “very clear” that he wants to bring US troops home from South Korea, Japan and other allies, his former ambassador to Germany said, stressing Americans are “tired of paying too much” for the defense of other countries.

Richard Grenell made the remarks in an interview…

BRUSSELS — EDA’s groundwork to help Member States move towards the integration of MALE-type Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in civil air traffic in non-segregated airspace received a significant boost recently when a live MALE RPAS flight test carried out by the French Air Force (FAF) con…