Mark Rutte named future NATO Secretary General
After months of ambiguity, NATO’s future leader has been elected by its member states—Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to succeed Jens Stoltenberg in October.
NATO News
Defence Politics
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
ASELSAN’s Products Join NATO Air Defence Exercise
ASELSAN’s various air defence products have participated in NATO’s Ramstein Legacy 2024 Integrated Air Defence exercise conducted in Romania.
Defence Politics
Turkiye to Catch NATO’s Expenditure Threshold in 2024
Turkiye will allocate $22.776 billion for military spending, equalling 2.09 per cent of its GDP as presented in NATO’s annual report.
Air
RNLAF F-35s to Take Over Nuclear Role from F-16
The Netherlands’ Defence Ministry announced that the F-35 would replace the F-16 in the RNLAF nuclear role within NATO.
Space
Turkish Air Force Attends NATO’s Space Symposium
Turkish Air Force attended the first NATO Space Symposium, which was held under the NATO Allied Command Transformation in Toulouse, France.
Navy / Maritime
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Unmanned Systems
TCG ANADOLU L 400 Task Force Joins Neptune Strike 24.1
TCG ANADOLU L 400 has joined the Neptune Strike 24.1 joint exercise held by NATO members with its escorts. It is the first NATO exercise for TCG ANADOLU L 400.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
French Aircraft Carrier Goes Under NATO Command
France’s only aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle (R91), will come under NATO’s command for the first time.
Weapon / Missile
Saab Receives Carl-Gustaf Order from NSPA
Saab has received an order for the Carl-Gustaf from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).
Regional / Strategy
Stoltenberg Supports Turkiye’s Efforts in Defence Industry
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes the Turkish defence industry to invest in new high and advanced capabilities.
Investment
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
NATO Published 2023 Annual Report
NATO's Secretary General's Annual Report is published. The report underlines that without NATO, there is no security in Europe.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
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.
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.
