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NATO Secretary General meets the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors

18 May 2022 11:41

NATO Secretary General meets the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors

NATO Secretary General meets the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors

18 May 2022 11:41

NATO Secretary General meets the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors

A Dutch-German Air and Missile Defence Task Force deployed Patriot surface-to-air missile systems near Sliač Air Base, Slovakia in April to reinforce defence capabilities on NATO’s eastern flank following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Patriot systems will contribute to the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS), a network of interconnected sensors, command and control assets, and weapons. These ground-based defensive systems will strengthen the integrated shielding of NATO's borders and will protect Slovakia from missile threats.
NATO Integrated Air Missile Defence (NATO IAMD) is an essential, continuous mission in peacetime, crisis and conflict, safeguarding and protecting Alliance territory, populations and forces against any air and missile threat and attack. It is an essential element of NATO’s deterrence and defence.
Footage includes various shots of Dutch Patriot missile defence systems on route from the Netherlands to Slovakia and German soldiers performing checks on the Patriot missile defence system as part of NATO’s IAMD.

20 May 2022 16:11

NATO deploys Patriot missile defence system to Slovakia

A Dutch-German Air and Missile Defence Task Force deployed Patriot surface-to-air missile systems near Sliač Air Base, Slovakia in April to reinforce defence capabilities on NATO’s eastern flank following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Patriot systems will contribute to the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS), a network of interconnected sensors, command and control assets, and weapons. These ground-based defensive systems will strengthen the integrated shielding of NATO's borders and will protect Slovakia from missile threats.
NATO Integrated Air Missile Defence (NATO IAMD) is an essential, continuous mission in peacetime, crisis and conflict, safeguarding and protecting Alliance territory, populations and forces against any air and missile threat and attack. It is an essential element of NATO’s deterrence and defence.
Footage includes various shots of Dutch Patriot missile defence systems on route from the Netherlands to Slovakia and German soldiers performing checks on the Patriot missile defence system as part of NATO’s IAMD.

20 May 2022 16:11

NATO deploys Patriot missile defence system to Slovakia

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Joint press point by NATO Secretary General and Prime Minister of Denmark

20 May 2022

Joint press point by NATO Secretary General and Prime Minister of Denmark

Meeting of the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session (19 May 2022)

19 May 2022

Meeting of the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session (19 May 2022)

NATO Secretary General meets the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors

18 May 2022

NATO Secretary General meets the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors

Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General (remote from Brussels) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany (15 May 2022)

15 May 2022

Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General (remote from Brussels) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany (15 May 2022)

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15 May 2022): Official family portrait

15 May 2022

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15 May 2022): Official family portrait

Informal Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers session (15 May 2022)

15 May 2022

Informal Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers session (15 May 2022)

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15 May 2022): Arrivals

15 May 2022

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15 May 2022): Arrivals

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15 May 2022): Doorstep statements

15 May 2022

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15 May 2022): Doorstep statements

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15 May 2022): Doorstep statement by the NATO Deputy Secretary General

15 May 2022

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15 May 2022): Doorstep statement by the NATO Deputy Secretary General

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs: Arrivals

14 May 2022

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (14 May 2022): Arrivals

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs: Doorstep statements

14 May 2022

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (14 May 2022): Doorstep statements

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs: Bilateral meetings

14 May 2022

Informal Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (14 May 2022): Bilateral meetings

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A Dutch-German Air and Missile Defence Task Force deployed Patriot surface-to-air missile systems near Sliač Air Base, Slovakia in April to reinforce defence capabilities on NATO’s eastern flank following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Patriot systems will contribute to the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS), a network of interconnected sensors, command and control assets, and weapons. These ground-based defensive systems will strengthen the integrated shielding of NATO's borders and will protect Slovakia from missile threats.
NATO Integrated Air Missile Defence (NATO IAMD) is an essential, continuous mission in peacetime, crisis and conflict, safeguarding and protecting Alliance territory, populations and forces against any air and missile threat and attack. It is an essential element of NATO’s deterrence and defence.
Footage includes various shots of Dutch Patriot missile defence systems on route from the Netherlands to Slovakia and German soldiers performing checks on the Patriot missile defence system as part of NATO’s IAMD.

20 May 2022

NATO deploys Patriot missile defence system to Slovakia

NATO Allies have been taking part in an exercise hosted among others by NATO’s newest member, North Macedonia. Swift Response 22 is a US Army-led exercise involving paratroopers from various NATO countries. One part of the training saw Italian paratroopers jump out of US C-130 airplanes and land in a field of red poppies.

Swift Response 22 runs from 5 to 24 May. Other parts of the exercise are taking place in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Slovenia.

The footage includes shots of French, Italian and UK troops plus US Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters and C-130 aircraft. It also includes soundbites from Brigadier Nick Cowley, Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, British Army.

16 May 2022

Paratroopers from various NATO Allies exercise in North Macedonia

5 facts about Germany and NATO

15 May 2022

5 facts about Germany and NATO

NATO multinational battlegroup in Romania practises gunnery

12 May 2022

NATO multinational battlegroup in Romania practises gunnery

World Press Freedom Day

03 May 2022

World Press Freedom Day

During Exercise Cold Response 2022 in Norway, members of the US Marine Corps arrived ashore in Dutch landing craft and US Marine helicopters provided air support to Italian Marines who were training on the ground, in a demonstration of transatlantic unity and strength.
Exercises like Cold Response enable Allied forces from both sides of the Atlantic to work together. This helps to align skills and practices and overcome barriers such as different systems and languages. It also means that decades-long bonds can be reaffirmed and strengthened.
The exercise took place in March 2022 and featured 30,000 troops from 27 NATO Allied and partner countries.

29 Apr 2022

US and European Marines strengthen transatlantic security

To improve readiness, capability and interoperability, NATO regularly conducts exercises, testing forces in the air, on land and at sea to make sure they are able to face all possible scenarios.
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has changed the face of European security and underlined the need for combat-ready forces to be able to deploy at speed across NATO Allied territory.
Military exercises such as Cold Response and Brilliant Jump, which took place in the Arctic, are long-planned training exercises that enable troops to practise their skills in sub-zero temperatures on difficult terrain.
More than 30,000 troops from 27 NATO Allies and partners took part in Cold Response ‘22 in Norway in March.

22 Apr 2022

Why it's critical for NATO to exercise

French and Belgian soldiers from the NATO Response Force (NRF) have been conducting tactical and ambush training in Romania. They arrived in Romania soon after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, marking the first time that elements of the NRF have been activated for deterrence and defence.
This year, France is leading the highest readiness element of the NRF - a multinational force comprised of up to 40,000 land, air, maritime and special operations personnel that NATO can deploy quickly, wherever needed.
Footage includes shots of NRF forces training alongside the Romanian infantry with instructors from Poland. It also includes soundbites from Sergeant Adrian and 2nd Lieutenant Claire from the NATO Response Force.

14 Apr 2022

NATO Response Force (NRF) soldiers train in Romania

Allied fighter jets secure the skies over eastern Europe

14 Apr 2022

Allied fighter jets secure the skies over eastern Europe

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO has deployed additional fighter jets to the eastern part of the Alliance to safeguard the skies.

On 5 April 2022, the Italian Air Force and the UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons took to the skies above Otopeni, Romania alongside Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons to perform a mock interception of a Romanian C-27 Spartan transport aircraft. The jets are in Romania as part of NATO Air Policing mission, a peacetime activity designed to safeguard the skies against air traffic that does not comply with international rules and standards. They’re also flying extra air patrols in the region intended to strengthen NATO’s situational awareness and readiness to respond to crises. These patrols are defensive in nature, intended to reassure Allies and safeguard their airspace against incidents.

The US Air Force and the German Air Force have also sent jets to Romania.

Footage includes shots of UK and Italian Eurofighter Typhoons and Romanian Air Force F-16s intercepting a Romanian C-27. Also, it includes interviews with the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Detachment Commander Lieutenant Colonel William Parks and Pilot Flight Lieutenant Lewis Travers from 3 (Fighter) Squadron RAF.

13 Apr 2022

Fighter jets intercepting a Romanian C-27

NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Lithuania joined up with a battalion from the US Army’s 66th Armored Regiment for training manoeuvres in the Baltic state’s dense forests.

For Exercise Rising Griffin, troops performed a road march from their base in Rukla to the training grounds at Pabradė, showcasing their ability to communicate and move together. At Pabradė, the troops engaged in simulated combat operations.

To demonstrate Allies’ determination to defend Alliance territory, the US Army extended the deployment of the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment after Russia invaded Ukraine. It was the fourth battalion to be sent to Lithuania since 2019, when the Lithuanian government requested the deployment of a cavalry squadron.

Footage includes shots of troops and vehicles from the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the United States manoeuvring and practising combat in dense woodlands, as well as a selection of cinematic slow motion shots recorded without sound.

05 Apr 2022

NATO battlegroup in Lithuania joins with US Army for exercise

NATO defence and deterrence measures

04 Apr 2022

NATO defence and deterrence measures