NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
DSEI 2021: L3Harris names team for NATO Sentry replacement bid
L3Harris has revealed the five industry team members that will support its bid in the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme, which aims to source a replacement for NATO’s ageing fleet of Boeing E-3A Sentry AWAC systems by 2035
Swedish Gripens set to start AAR clearance with A400M
Clearing the Saab Gripen C/D for air-to-air refuelling from the Airbus A400M is finally set to start. According to a Luftwaffe (German Air Force) source, an A400M from LTG-62 will deploy from Wunstorf, Germany, to Luleå-Kallax in Sweden on September 13 for two weeks of clearance work
INSIGHT: An overview of the two-week airlift effort to evacuate Kabul
We give an overview of the massive two-week airlift from Kabul, which extracted thousands of Afghans and many other nationalities fleeing from the Taliban takeover
Turkish F-16s train with Polish forces during Enhanced Air Policing
Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50+ Fighting Falcons currently deployed in Malbork, Poland for NATO Enhanced Air Policing conducted aerial manoeuvres with a Polish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft
Inside Exercise Sea Breeze 2021
Back to full strength after a pandemic-driven hiatus, the joint NATO-Ukraine Sea Breeze exercise returned to the Black Sea in 2021 - with Russia determined to be 'noisy neighbors', as we report
ANALYSIS: Is NATO's NFTE training initiative feasible?
Launched in June 2020, the NATO initiative to create a military pilot training network across the European continent is still being regarded as an undertaking with uncertain prospects. We look at the evolving business case, aimed at offering cost-efficient multinational training solutions
Poland deploys F-16s to Iceland for the first time
As part of the NATO Icelandic Air Policing mission, the Polish Air Force has deployed multiple Lockheed Martin F-16C/D-52+ Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters to Iceland for a several-week deployment through September
Poseidon looks to capture maritime patrol market
The P-8A Poseidon could become the dominant maritime patrol aircraft among NATO and key allied states; commonality bringing benefits to sustainment and interoperability. However, questions remain as to whether a lack of competition and variety could hinder operational effectiveness
RAF Typhoons intercept Russian Su-24 over the Black Sea
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s assigned to the RAF’s 121 Expeditionary Air Wing were scrambled to intercept an unidentified Russian fighter in international airspace over the Black Sea on August 17
Chaos in Kabul as coalition forces continue to withdraw from Afghanistan
As the Taliban entered Kabul to complete its rapid re-conquest of Afghanistan following the NATO withdrawal, order broke down at the city’s Hamid Karzai International Airport as thousands of civilians forced their way onto the tarmac in a bid to board one of the many military airlift flights evacuating US and other nationals