NATO Priorities
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NATO hopes to launch new defense tech accelerator by 2023
In less than two years, the alliance hopes to have its own, modified version of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency up and running.
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NATO soliciting industry to beef up internal cyber defenses
The alliance plans to procure new cyber defense systems to replace aging platforms, with contracts worth tens of millions of euros coming online before the end of 2021.
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‘We need more’ before Ukraine can join NATO, says Stoltenberg
A day after Ukraine’s president tweeted NATO leaders had “confirmed” it would become a member, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made clear no such action was imminent.
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NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
While the 30 heads of state and government avoided calling China a rival, they expressed concern about what they said were its “coercive policies.”
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Want in on NATO? That can be easier said than done
Will Macedonia, Ukraine and Georgia join NATO? It’s complicated, says Magnus Nordenman of the Atlantic Council.
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NATO says attack in space could trigger mutual defense clause
“Such attacks could lead to the invocation of Article 5. A decision as to when such attacks would lead to the invocation of Article 5 would be taken by the North Atlantic Council on a case-by-case basis.”
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NATO helicopter program could be next battleground between US, European defense industries
Multiple allies want to add a new medium-lift, multirole helicopter to their fleets, and are launching a joint effort to develop a common set of requirements.
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As NATO rolls out 2030 agenda, will it find its place in the space race?
NATO still has to figure out how it can harness military space capabilities that are unevenly spread among its member states.
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NATO to look eastward and inward at summit
NATO heads of state and government will confront a sizable to-do list at their June 14 Brussels summit, as the event will set the path for hardening the alliance’s outer defenses while staying limber on the inside.
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NATO surveillance drones dial up flying hours, maritime sensing
No sooner had it arrived, one of the five unmanned aircraft headed to California to be equipped with the so-called GMTI-over-Sea capability, giving it the ability to track moving maritime targets as well as moving land targets.
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NATO members set to say they won’t deploy land-based nukes in Europe
NATO allies are poised to officially oppose the alliance deploying ground-based nuclear missiles in Europe, Defense News has learned.
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7 questions with the chair of NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly
Defense News caught up with U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly ahead of NATO’s June 14 summit in Brussels.
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What’s the future of NATO and military tech development?
The commander of NATO Allied Command Transformation sits down with Executive Editor Jill Aitoro.
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NATO’s military chief on Russia, Turkey and the future of the alliance
Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, the chair of NATO’s Military Committee, sits down with Defense News to talk a variety of issues.
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Lawmakers to invite NATO chief to address Congress
The invitation comes at a tense time in the alliance.
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Bipartisan bill would block Trump from quitting NATO without Senate’s OK
The bills are the latest moves by Congress to reaffirm support for NATO in the wake of Trump’s polarizing performance at a NATO summit in Brussels.
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Germany’s Article 3 commitment is the canary in NATO’s mine
The world changed dramatically after the end of the Cold War. NATO in general and Germany in particularly didn’t.
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NATO’s air defense problem: Maintaining the peace vs. securing the eastern flank
Is it time for the air-policing mission to become the air defense mission?
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Congress would stop Trump from leaving NATO, key senators say
“If they were seriously planning on withdrawing from NATO, I think it would create a unifying event unlike anything you’ve seen in U.S. history,” says Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.
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Bruised in Brussels: Was Trump’s summit drama worth it?
U.S. President Donald Trump declared a personal victory at the NATO summit this week, but his brash showing came at a price.
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Bill would make Pentagon track allied defense spending for Congress
Sen. Mike Lee has proposed a bill to restart Pentagon reporting to Congress on allied countries’ annual military spending.
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Trump is actually helping alliance, says former NATO parliament chief
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, talks to Defense News about South Korea, the U.S. president, NATO, Russia, Syria and more.
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Trump departs NATO summit: ‘We are very happy’
U.S. President Trump declared a harmonious end to a turbulent NATO summit in Brussels, but allies are left with a bitter taste.
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NATO has a new Baltic command structure
The Northern Multinational Division Command will aim to make the Baltic region a safer place for NATO allies.
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Is NATO capable of modern deterrence?
In the era of Little Green Men and propaganda, how does one deter a foe?