Military Capabilities

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...

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...

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,...

The British Army has announced a major step-change in its commitment to ultra-modern warfare with the publication of its new Battlefield Electrification Approach. British Army News Release, 3 May 2022: The ambitious vision sets out...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 29 April that 8,000 British Army troops will conduct a series of planned exercises across Europe this summer in one of the largest deployments since the...

Multinational integration exercise Bold Dragon saw 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (1RWELSH) Battlegroup get to grips with the harsh environment of the Tapa Central Training Area in Estonia to establish their role as lead...

UK Royal Marines have been practicing rescuing pilots shot down behind enemy lines in the barren landscape of Iceland alongside their American counterparts. Fresh from NATO exercise Cold Response 22, the commandos remained in the...

UK forces are to train alongside troops from Latvia, the USA and Estonia in Finland's ARROW 22 mechanised exercise taking place 2-22 May 2022. Led by Finland's armoured brigade, ARROW 22 will take place in...