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May- 2023 -

29 May

Air

French Air and Space Force Mirage arrives at Rovaniemi Air Base, Finland ready for exercise Arctic Challenge

Finland Hosts Major Air Exercise With NATO Allies

NATO's newest member Finland kicked off military air exercises involving over a dozen countries and a total of 150 aircraft, weeks after the country joined the alliance.

29 May

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

US to Help Taiwan Upgrade Tactical Data Link System: Official

The US will help Taiwan upgrade its data link system to NATO's Link-22, a senior government official said.

24 May

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

World’s Biggest Warship Visits Oslo, Angering Russia

The world's biggest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, arrived in Oslo for a stopover criticized by neighboring Russia.

19 May

Commentary

The Chinese flag is raised during a military parade at the Zhurihe training base

Christopher Gettel

A Possible Counter to China: An Indo-Pacific NATO?

While a NATO-like alliance the Indo-Pacific could draw the US into an unwanted war, the greater peril lies in the gradual encroachment of a belligerent China.

17 May

Europe

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the end of a joint press conference in Kyiv, on April 20, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Joins NATO Cyber-Defense Center

Ukraine has joined NATO's cyber defense center, with Kyiv calling the move "a step on the way" to NATO membership.

15 May

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Romania Retires Soviet-Heritage Fighter Jet Fleet

Romania officially retired its fleet of MiG-21s as the NATO member and Ukraine neighbor is aiming to modernize its armed forces.

15 May

Exercises

Pictured: HMS Northumberland at sea on operations. HMS Northumberland is a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, based in Plymouth. She specialises in hunting submarines and currently has a Royal Navy Merlin embarked for her current taskings.

Rojoef Manuel

NATO Conducts Largest Anti-Submarine Training in North Atlantic

NATO has conducted its largest anti-submarine warfare training across the waters of Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.

3 May

Arms

Military personnel armed with HK416 assault rifle

Rojoef Manuel

Heckler & Koch to Deliver NATO-Standard Light Weapons to Luxembourg

German arms developer Heckler & Koch has received a contract to supply NATO-standard light weapons to the Luxembourg Armed Forces.

2 May

Europe

A Danish combat battalion soldier training in Jutland, Denmark

Staff Writer With AFP

Denmark to Send NATO Battalion to Latvia in 2024

Denmark will send a NATO battalion to Latvia next year to help support the Baltic state following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the defense ministry said.

1 May

Arms