Contents tagged with NATO exercise

  • NATO asks Russia to keep calm about Alliance's military exercises

    Russia was asked not to be wary of the NATO exercises in Norway, which will be held this fall, stated the representative of Norwegian armed forces, Lieutenant General Rune Jakobsen, RIA Novosti reported.

    He said that the Trident Juncture 2018 exercises will be held far enough from the Russian border.

     “The central area of exercises will be located at a distance of more than one thousand kilometers from the Russian border. Air operations can take place at a distance of 500 km from the border, …

  • Ukraine to take part in NATO's largest military exercises

    Representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will take part in one of largest strategic military exercises in the history of NATO, Trident Juncture 2018, which will start in Norway on October 25, reported the Public Relations Office of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

    The active phase of Trident Juncture 2018, which involves 45,000 interspecific contingent of troops, will last until November 7. In addition to the 29 countries of the Alliance, military units from Sweden and Finland will also take …

  • Russian Minister of Defense promises retaliatory measures in connection with Finland and Sweden’s cooperation with NATO

    Russia will be forced to take retaliatory measures due to Finland and Sweden’s cooperation with NATO, the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Sergey Shoygu announced at the board of the Ministry on Tuesday.

    According to him, the behavior of their Western colleagues will lead to the destruction of the existing global security system in the world and will generate even greater mistrust. The involvement of Finland and Sweden in NATO structures is of particular concern.

    As reported by …

  • Large-scale NATO cyber exercise have started in Estonia

    In Estonia, a large-scale NATO Cyber Coalition exercise began, as stated in a message on the NATO website.

    The exercise includes more than 700 participants from 25 member states, as well as partner countries, the EU, and industry and academia representatives. This is the 10th annual occurrence of these exercises.

    The goal of the exercises, which will end on Friday, is to test the capabilities of NATO and Alliance partners to counter cyber attacks, as well as to improve the interaction of …

  • NATO Ramstein Alloy exercises begin in Baltic region

    On September 26, the NATO Ramstein Alloy air force maneuvers began in the Baltic region. The Ministry of Defense of Estonia reports that one of the objectives of the exercises is to develop cooperation in protecting the airspace of the Baltic States.

    The maneuvers will last two days. Military and equipment from Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, the USA, Belgium and Germany, as well as planes from NATO and Britain’s Royal Air Force are taking part in them.

    NATO aerial exercises have been held in the …

  • Large scale NATO exercises begin in Lithuania

    On June 12, the largest multinational military exercises this year, Iron Wolf 2017 will begin in Lithuania.

    According to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, the maneuvers will involve roughly 5,300 military personnel from Lithuania and nine NATO states: Belgium, Great Britain, the US, Poland, Luxembourg, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands and Portugal.

    The Iron Wolf 2017 exercises will take place in southern, central and eastern parts of Lithuania between the 12th and the 24th of June. In the …

  • NATO to carry out military exercises in three European countries

    Roughly four thousand military personnel of the Romanian army and representatives of other NATO member states will participate in the Noble Jump 2017 military exercises, which will take place between May 26 and June 16 in Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece. This was reported by the Romanian Ministry of National Defense.

    “The Noble Jump 2017 exercises are important for the Alliance, making it possible to demonstrate the level of tactical cooperation of the allied forces. We highly appreciate the …

  • Ukrainian soldiers to participate in NATO exercise in Georgia

    The Ukrainian military will take part in the NATO multinational military exercise Noble Partner-2017, which will be held in July in Georgia. This was reported by the press service of the Georgian Ministry of Defense.

    Noble Partner, which follows the motto “Strength in partnership,” is Georgia’s third such exercise. It is expected to be conducted on a larger scale this year.

    In addition to Georgia and Ukraine, nine other NATO member and partner countries will take part in the exercises: the …