News
| Date | Title | |
| 10 Jul. 2024 |  | A new U.S. ballistic missile defence site in Redzikowo, Poland is now operational and available for the defence of the Alliance. Dubbed “Aegis Ashore”, the site is part of a larger NATO missile shield and is designed to detect, track and intercept ballistic missiles in flight. |
| 03 Jan. 2024 |  |
NATO to buy 1,000 Patriot missiles to enhance Allies’ air defences NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency will support a coalition of Allies, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain to procure up to 1,000 Patriot missiles to strengthen their air defences amid Russia’s war against Ukraine. The contract will expand the European production of the missiles, enhancing supply and ensuring the replenishment of Allied stockpiles. |
| 28 Jun. 2023 |  |
Secretary General welcomes Estonian Prime Minister to NATO for talks on Vilnius Summit Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (28 June 2023) for talks to prepare for the Vilnius Summit. |
| 28 Jun. 2023 | |
Secretary General welcomes Estonian Prime Minister to NATO for talks on Vilnius Summit Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (28 June 2023) for talks to prepare for the Vilnius Summit. |
| 26 Jun. 2023 |  |
NATO Secretary General visits German and Lithuanian troops in Exercise Griffin Storm Visiting Pabrade, Lithuania, on Monday (26 June 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met German and Lithuanian troops training together in Exercise Griffin Storm. He was joined by President Gitanas Nausėda and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius. |
| 20 Jun. 2023 |  |
NATO Secretary General visits exercise Air Defender in Germany NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met and thanked personnel participating in exercise Air Defender 2023 together with the German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at Air Base Jagel in northern Germany on Tuesday (20 June 2023). |
| 19 Jun. 2023 |  |
NATO Deputy Secretary General addresses European Air and Missile Defence Conference Addressing the European Air and Missile Defence Conference at the Paris Air Show on Monday (19 June 2023), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană said that further developing air and missile defence in Europe was “a crucial part” of NATO’s work to bolster deterrence and defence. "Integrated Air and Missile Defence will allow us to maintain air superiority in a conflict and better protect our forces, people and critical infrastructure," he said. |
| 12 Jun. 2023 |  | Allied air forces began the largest deployment exercise in NATO’s history on Monday (12 June 2023). Twenty-five nations are taking part in the two-week long “Air Defender” exercise, with around 10,000 personnel and 250 aircraft. |
| 23 Nov. 2022 |  | The French MAMBA surface-based air and missile defence system repelled a simulated air attack by Allied fighter aircraft in an exercise on 23 November. |
| 13 Oct. 2022 |  |
14 NATO Allies and Finland agree to boost European air defence capabilities Defence Ministers from 14 NATO Allies* and Finland came together in Brussels on Thursday (13 October 2022) to sign a Letter of Intent for the development of a “European Sky Shield Initiative”. Spearheaded by Germany, the initiative aims to create a European air and missile defence system through the common acquisition of air defence equipment and missiles by European nations. This will strengthen NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence. |