Ahead of the meeting of NATO Leaders in London to mark the Alliance’s 70th anniversary, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gave details of large increases in Allied defence spending. Mr Stoltenberg announced that in 2019 defence spending across European Allies and Canada increased in real terms by 4.6 %, making this the ...
Northrop Grumman has successfully ferried the first of five NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft, via a non-stop, 22-hour transatlantic flight. The aircraft took off on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from Palmdale, California and landed approximately 22 hours later on Nov. 21 at Sigonella Air Base, Sigonella, Italy. The NATO AGS RQ-4D aircraft ...
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has attended the final NATO meeting of foreign ministers ahead of the UK hosting a 70th anniversary event in December. Dominic Raab attended the NATO meeting in Brussels to discuss issues such as terrorism, hybrid threats, and deterrence. The meeting was the last before the 70th anniversary ...
RAF Typhoons have arrived in Iceland for their contribution to the NATO Icelandic Air Policing Mission. RAF jets will spend a month leading the NATO Icelandic Air Policing Mission from Keflavik airbase. Following the mission the 1(Fighter) Squadron jets will return to RAF Lossiemouth. The mission is being conducted by NATO allies ...