All NATO articles
-
AnalysisUncertain US defence partners congratulate Donald Trump on election win
With global tensions ranging from simmering to raging, leaders of the USA’s many security partners are lining up to congratulate former American president Donald Trump on re-election to the top office, amid significant uncertainty about his intended security policies.
-
NewsLockheed set to provide Sniper pods for Polish FA-50s
Lockheed Martin says it is set to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods to Poland for use aboard the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light-attack jet.
-
NewsUS approves nearly $1 billion weapons package to outfit Argentinian F-16s
Arms regulators in Washington have approved a weapons and support package valued at nearly $1 billion meant to help Argentina stand-up its planned fleet of used Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
-
NewsLockheed begins production of Finnish F-35s
Finland is expected to receive its first stealth fighter next year, with aircraft arriving in the Nordic country in 2026 after pilot and maintainer training in the USA.
-
In depthNATO partners near launch of next phase for NGRC rotorcraft project
A group of NATO members driving the development of a next-generation military rotorcraft are in the coming weeks expected to sign an agreement that will pave the way for the project’s concept design phase to begin in 2026.
-
NewsSee cockpit footage of an F-35 road landing in Finland
Following its milestone landing of a Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighter on a Finland roadway in September, the US Air Force has released cockpit footage of the event, which marked the first time a US stealth aircraft had done so in Europe.
-
NewsItaly approved for purchase of EA-37B electronic attack mission systems
US export regulators have approved Rome to purchase sensitive mission systems for the Gulfstream G550-derived EA-37B electronic attack jet, in a deal valued at $680 million.
-
NewsHow Ukraine turned mobile phone microphones into an air defence network
After enduring wave after wave of cheap suicide drones bombarding its cities, Ukraine found a novel solution for detecting and tracking the low, slow uncrewed aerial vehicles: microphones that can identify the airborne threats based on their audio signature.
-
NewsUS approves Romania to acquire Lockheed Martin F-35s
Arms export regulators in Washington approved Bucharest to acquire up to 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters, marking Romania’s entrance into the club of nations operating or in the process of acquiring the stealthy type, now numbering 20.
-
NewsZelensky presses allies over cruise missile targeting restrictions
Ukraine has repeated a call for its Western allies to allow it to begin using donated air-launched cruise missiles and other advanced weapons to strike military targets inside Russia.
-
NewsBoeing pitches latest Chinook variant to Poland
Boeing formally offered its latest CH-47F Block II heavy-lift helicopter to Warsaw at the MSPO show in Kielce.
-
NewsUS F-35As complete first-ever European roadway landing
Two UK-based Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters from the US Air Force have completed the service’s first fifth-generation roadway landings in Europe, during NATO training exercises in Finland.
-
NewsUK F-35Bs perform short take-off operations during Iceland air policing debut
UK Lockheed Martin F-35Bs have practised short take-off operations during their debut NATO Enhanced Air Policing deployment to Keflavik, Iceland.
-
NewsPoland to receive first F-35As in December
The NATO member’s inaugural stealth fighter will be initially assigned to a US Air National Guard base in Arkansas, where it will be used to train Polish air force pilots.
-
NewsUSAF steps up to provide Ukraine F-16s with EW support
The US Air Force has provided electronic warfare (EW) assistance to Ukraine to support its deployment of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
-
In depthUkraine pursues retired NATO fighter pilots to fly new F-16 fleet
The government of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has informed US legislators that it will seek to recruit retired NATO fighter pilots to supplement the country’s air force, which recently began operating donated Lockheed Martin F-16s.
-
NewsPoland finalises order for 96 Apache attack helicopters
Poland has formalised an order for nearly 100 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in a deal worth over $10 billion.
-
NewsNATO awards next-generation rotorcraft concept study work to three airframers
An initiative led by a group of NATO members to develop a next-generation rotorcraft to enter service in the coming decades has moved a step forward with the award of concept study contracts to Airbus, Leonardo and Sikorsky.
-
NewsGreece to acquire up to 40 F-35s
Athens signed a long-sought letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 20 F-35 stealth fighters, with options for a further 20 jets.
-
NewsNATO pledges to expand defence industrial capacity
National leaders from all 32 NATO member states have committed to expanding defence industrial cooperation throughout the transatlantic bloc and expanding their capacity to deliver military weapons and equipment.