NATO reporting names used for Russian aircraft explained
The reporting names provide a convenient and recognisable English language handle for communicating aircraft types.
The reporting names provide a convenient and recognisable English language handle for communicating aircraft types.
Becoming a NATO member requires the unanimous support of all current members, including Turkey.
This latest stop took the amphibious assault ship to Turkey's Izmir port to discuss the future of amphibious operations with NATO allies.
The exercise comes as Russia's war in Ukraine heightens fear of nuclear escalation, or any confusion that could lead to escalation.
The Lancers now start their six-month stint integrating with allied NATO forces in support of Baltic security.
Largest military exercise of the autumn in UK tests thousands of sailors, soldiers and aviators.
Sweden's Rangers are trained to carry out reconnaissance behind enemy lines, ambushing while surveying enemy activity for command.
It was the first time the Royal Navy has sent ships to the exercise in the waters near the Troia Peninsula, Portugal.
More than 200 German troops and 50 vehicles have arrived in the country to strengthen NATO's eastern flank.
The West must "bear down on Russia strategically, through sanctions", General Sir Richard Barrons told Forces News.
The US Navy's newest aircraft carrier left Norfolk, Virginia, to lead a carrier strike group in the Atlantic.
Defence Secretary: "We need the equipment and the capabilities to safeguard our people and preserve European stability."
Land, sea and air forces will be tested from Cape Wrath and the Hebrides to the North Sea and Channel.
A fourth leak in the line that transports gas from Russia to Germany has been reported off Sweden.
Paratroopers trained on navigation, climbing on fixed ropes, rappelling, abseiling and rope bridges in an area known for extreme weather.
The parade marked the first time all the regiment has been together for 18 months.