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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, refuels a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG 2024 while flying over the coast of Greece, Oct. 4, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

Army, Air Force embark on multi-national exercises to counter emerging threats to NATO

Senior military leaders offered a glimpse into how their teams are preparing for future fights via events like Ramstein Flag and Neptune Eagle.

Oct 23, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Emmeline James)

NATO looks to publish first commercial space strategy in 2025

“There's a lot of commercial capability out there that we can leverage to increase our own resiliency at NATO. We want to be able to capture that,”…

Oct 10, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

10 vendors move into next phase of NATO tech accelerator program

The companies are part of the alliance's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) initiative.

Sep 10, 2024 By Jon Harper

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III poses for a photo with Defense Innovation Board members at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 17, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Defense Innovation Board calls on DOD to reorganize, launch new undersecretariat

Based on a recent study, the DIB has recommended the establishment of an Undersecretary of Defense for International Industrial Cooperation.

Jul 17, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Leaders assemble for a meeting of the heads of state of the North Atlantic Council, Indo-Pacifc Partners and the European Union, during the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

NATO seeks to confront the growing ‘pressure of hybrid war’

Officials from nations that border Russia reflected on the rise in hybrid warfare tactics — and how NATO is moving to counter them.

Jul 16, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg brief reporters at the Washington Summit on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

New NATO-Ukraine hub for war analysis, training to open in Poland next year

In an interview on the sidelines of the Washington Summit on Thursday, a spokesperson for Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared new details with DefenseScoop about this…

Jul 11, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

NATO countries move to strengthen ability to collect, share space-based data

NATO's Alliance Persistence Surveillance from Space program intends to establish a "virtual constellation" comprising both government and commercial space assets.

Jul 10, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

A general view shows security fencing set up outside the Washington Convention center where the NATO summit will be taking place in Washington, DC, from July 9th to the 11th. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

NATO readies to launch first-of-its-kind integrated cyber defense center

A senior official briefed DefenseScoop about the plans, on the sidelines of the alliance's Washington Summit.

Jul 10, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Soldiers from the Fort Hood, Texas-based 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and the Vilseck, Germany-based 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, participate in closing ceremonies for Iron Sword 2014 in Pabrade, Lithuania, Nov. 13. More than 2,500 troops from nine NATO countries, including Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the United States and the United Kingdom, participated in the two-week, multinational combined arms exercise, aimed at enhancing interoperability and ensuring readiness to complete offensive and defensive operations. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson)

Hicks urges NATO to grow industrial capacity, adopt Replicator-like systems

“We need to more rapidly and responsibly adopt new technologies wherever they can add military value — like ... all-domain attritable autonomous systems,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of…

Jul 9, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

A NATO banner seen outside the Washington convention center where the NATO summit took place in Washington, DC, July 9-11, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

NATO looking to bolster data security as leaders gather in Washington

Across the alliance, officials are looking for defensive cyber tools amid digital transformation.

Jul 9, 2024 By Jon Harper