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Finnish Air Force gears up for Ruska 22 exercise
The Finnish Air Force is getting ready for the Ruska 22 air operations exercise which will run from 3-8 October 2022 and will involve 50 aircraft and around 3,700 personnel at different locations across...
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UK-led NATO exercise Joint Warrior gets underway
The UK-led NATO exercise Joint Warrior will begin in Scotland this weekend and will see military forces from the US, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland join their UK...
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UK deploys armoured Battlegroup to Estonia
The British Army's King’s Royal Hussars (KRH) Battlegroup have deployed to Estonia where they will take over from The Royal Welsh to lead NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in the country. UK Armed Forces...
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Estonia to host Exercise Baltic Tiger 2022
Estonia’s Defence Forces will host binational combined joint manoeuvres with the German armed forces which will run from October 1 to 27. Exercise Baltic Tiger 2022 will involve base defence drills with reconnaissance squads, snipers,...
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NATO air forces participate in RAF-led exercise Cobra Warrior
NATO air forces took part in the RAF-led biannual exercise Cobra Warrior, designed to exercise participants in high-intensity large force tactical training. Running from 5 to 23 September Cobra Warrior was controlled by directing staff...
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Estonia’s mid-range air defence system operational by 2025
Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur stated on 19 September that Estonia will have an operational mid-range air defence system by 2025. The government has agreed to allocate the funds to next year's budget. “Mid-range...
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RAF trials low-level parachute insertion from A400M
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has trialed mass low-level parachuting on the A400M Atlas C Mk1, further expanding the aircraft's capability. The A400M Atlas will take over low-level parachuting capability from the C-130J which is...
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UK forces train alongside Finland and Sweden in Exercise Vigilant Knife
British forces took part in Exercise Vigilant Knife alongside Swedish and Finnish Armed Forces, further strengthening interoperability in anticipation of Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO. The command-post exercise took place in Rovaniemi and Rovajärvi,...
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