An activity aimed at testing the combined capacity of NATO air and naval power has just wrapped up following two weeks of training. Neptune Strike, a multi-domain exercise, ran from 14 to 28 October 2022. Seventy aircraft of various types, 20 ships and around 5,000 personnel from 26 NATO Allies…
By Robbin Laird The coming of Finland and Sweden into NATO changes how the defense of Northern Europe is worked. As Admiral (Retired) Nils Wang has put it: "Now one needs to think in terms of defence of the North of Europe from Iceland to the Finnish and Norwegian borders.…
NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland M109A7 Paladins and M992A3 Carrier Ammunition Track (CAT) assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bull Battery 2nd Battalion, 82 Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1…
By Flight Lieutenant Bronwyn Marchant This year, RAAF’s 19 Squadron played a vital role in the success of Exercise Elangaroo 22, hosting nearly 200 personnel along with the F-35A Lightning II and C-27J Spartan for the first time. Embedded with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) at their Butterworth Air…
Air forces from across NATO exercised nuclear deterrence capabilities over north-western Europe from 17 to 30 October 2022. Exercise Steadfast Noon is an established and recurring training activity. BELGIUM 10.27.2022 Natochannel
F-35B USS Tripoli Night Takeoff. The USS Tripolis is a USS America class large deck amphibious ship. 06.24.2022 Video by Travis Minyon F-35 Joint Program Office
By Robbin Laird In any reimagining of what Nordic defense looks like, Norway — a founding NATO state that served as the alliance’s de facto lead in the high north — fits as a central piece. Certainly, the template they have shaped in their restructuring of defense since 2014 provides…
The F-35 Program has delivered 800+ aircraft to Three U.S. Services, International Partners and Foreign Military Sales Customers. 07.07.2022 Video by Travis Minyon F-35 Joint Program Office
