NATO is preparing to officially select the Swedish Saab GlobalEye surveillance platform during the upcoming Ankara Summit on July 7–8 to completely replace its aging fleet of fourteen U.S.-built E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft. The strategic shift concludes a highly volatile procurement process triggered by the U.S. Air Force canceling its ownContinue reading “NATO to confirm Swedish Saab GlobalEye selection over US planes at Ankara Summit despite Trump pressure.”
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US plans major cut to jets, warships for NATO operations in Europe, NYT reports
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima transits the Alvund Fjord during a 2018 NATO-led exercise. (MC3 Joe J. Cardona Gonzalez/Navy) The United States plans to significantly reduce the aircraft and warships it makes available for NATO operations in Europe, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing two senior European officials. The decisionContinue reading “US plans major cut to jets, warships for NATO operations in Europe, NYT reports”
NATO kicks off TFX-Arctic to test uncrewed systems in High North
June 8, 2026, by Fatima Bahtić On June 6, the NATO research vessel Alliance departed La Spezia, Italy, bound for the High North and Arctic, marking the start of Task Force X (TFX)-Arctic, a new NATO initiative aimed at strengthening the Alliance’s situational awareness and presence in the region TFX-Arctic falls under NATO’s Rapid Adoption ActionContinue reading “NATO kicks off TFX-Arctic to test uncrewed systems in High North”
NATO flexes muscles
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2019) The Belgian navy Karel Doorman-class frigate Leopold I (F930), left, and the Portuguese navy frigate NRP Francisco de Almeida (F334), right, conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), center, as the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) transits behind them. Gridley isContinue reading “Standing NATO Maritime Group 1”
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