NATO Supports Türkiye’s Montreux Strategy at the Black Sea
The NATO Defence Ministers supported the Turkish approach to the mine clearance activities based on the Montreux Convention in the Black Sea.
NATO News
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
NATO’s Largest Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 Starts
NATO’s largest exercise in decades began on Wednesday, with the departure of the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) from Norfolk, Virginia, the U.S.
Weapon / Missile
NATO’s NSPA Acquires Patriot Missiles for Four Countries
NSPA announced on 3 January that it will acquire 1000 Patriot Missiles for Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.
Air
E/W
Sensors
NATO to Modernise AWACS Fleet with E-7
NATO has chosen the Boeing 737-based E-7 to replace the ageing Boeing 707-based E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.
Unmanned Systems
Country
NATO Warns Kosovo Not to Use Bayraktar UAVs
KFOR warned Pristina after it purchased military UAVs from Turkiye, stressing that KFOR is solely responsible for monitoring Kosovo's airspace.
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
Bilateral Relations
Sweden is One Step Closer to NATO Membership
NATO made a press release about Sweden’s candidacy for membership and Turkiye’s security concerns.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Nikkei: France Axes NATO’s Relations in the Pacific
France opposed NATO establishing a liaison office in Tokyo to secure its relations with China.
Communication
E/W
Navy / Maritime
Savronik Modernises Romania’s Maritime C2 System
Savronik has delivered a maritime Command and Control system to Romania on behalf of the NATO Communications and Information Agency.
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
Turkish Defence Companies Attend NATO Meeting
Turkish Defence companies Roketsan and Baykar attended the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels with the invitation of the Secretary-General of NATO.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Türkiye Sends Additional Force to KFOR
While the protests initiated by the ethnic Serbs in Kosovo bring Serbia's intervention to the agenda, Turkiye is sending additional support to NATO.
Homeland Security
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
At the Doorstep of NATO, Sweden Enacted New anti-terror Law
Last month's Swedish parliament anti-terror measure took effect. It was one of Türkiye’s primary conditions for Sweden’s NATO membership.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Biden’s F-16 Condition: Sweden Joins NATO
U.S. President Biden calls Turkish counterpart Erdoğan following re-election to allow Sweden to join NATO in return for getting F-16 fighters.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Embraer Launched the A-29N Super Tucano NATO Configuration
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer unveiled the A-29N Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft in the NATO configuration.
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
Finland Becomes NATO Ally
Finland became NATO’s newest member today (April 4 2023) upon depositing its instrument of accession to the Alliance at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
