The author of the Brussels Snitch Telegram channel talks about the most significant events in the North Atlantic Alliance over the past week.
Military training
AT Latvia the battalion tactical group was trained (BTGr) NATO Urban Steele to practice actions in urban conditions.
In addition, 13 June, subdivisions of the alliance's BTGr from neighboring Estonia arrived in the republic, who will train with the Latvian National Armed Forces until 21 June.
In the territorial waters of Bulgaria from 8 by 12 June held exercises "Black Sea 2020". They were attended by 20 warships and support vessels, as well as units of naval aviation and the Air Force.
In Iceland deployed six F-35 fighters of the Italian Air Force as part of a NATO operation to patrol the country's airspace. The aircraft are based in Keflavik, length of stay - one month.
At Altus Air Force Base mass takeoff of ten KC-135 Stratotanker tanker aircraft was completed, four KC-46 Pegasus and ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster lll military transport aircraft.
In Georgia final certification drills of Georgian units continue with their friends from the US Marine Corps ahead of joint deployment in Afghanistan.
In the mediterranean sea joint exercises of the Turkish Naval Forces were held, Italy and France in the framework of NATO operation Sea Guardian.
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Ops #NorthernLightingII provides cutting edge technology for surveillance & air defence activities in the context of @NATO #AirPolicing missions. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #OneTeamOneMission
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Construction of the US Armed Forces base
In summer 2020 construction of the US Armed Forces advance storage base will begin in the Polish city of Powidz. It will house heavy military equipment in the amount of 85 tanks M1A2 Abrams, 130 infantry fighting vehicles M2 / M3 Bradley and 18 self-propelled artillery mounts M109A6 / A7 Paladin. This is the standard kit of the American armored brigade.. Construction is scheduled to be completed by summer 2022 of the year. The cost of work - 183 million dollars.
The British branch of the Israeli company Elbit System has completed a series of tests of the SeaGull surface unmanned vehicle in the interests of the country's Ministry of Defense. The capabilities of the apparatus for conducting anti-submarine warfare were tested.
The American company Lockheed Martin will build a satellite ground station in Saudi Arabia. The facility is designed to control the Saudi GeoSat-1 satellite, launched into space in February 2019 of the year.
“This state of the art station will help the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia take full advantage of the advanced capabilities of SGS-1, and will also allow the integration of existing and future air defense / missile defense systems, expanding the state's ability to protect its population "- said the head of the local representative office of Lockheed Martin Joseph Renck.
The F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bomber is certified to use the B61-12 thermonuclear bombs. He became the first American aircraft, officially usable for this type of ammunition.
F125 class frigate Nordrhein-Westfalen entered the German naval forces. Established place - the fourth squadron of frigates of the second operational flotilla. The ship will be located at the naval base Wilhelmshaven.
The military leadership of Norway intends to begin next year tests of military satellite communications in the Far North. In October 2021 The Danish company GomSpace is planning to launch a nanosatellite, which the Norwegian Defense Research Institute FFI plans to use as a communications repeater for the military.
Today on 10.06.2020 a new #Ship of the Baden-Württemberg class is put into service. We welcome the #Fregatte Nordrhein-Westfalen in the @deutschemarine . The ship is given the identifier # F223. More information can be found here: https://t.co/Hw6dy3d1yf /#Marine pic.twitter.com/hyjes79phg
- Armed forces (@bundeswehrInfo) June 10, 2020
Military-political relations
12 June NATO grants Ukraine enhanced partner status. In practice, this means, that Kiev will take a more active part in programs and events, aimed at increasing compatibility with the Armed Forces of NATO countries, and will also receive more versatile information from allies.
The granting of the status does not mean the approach of Ukraine's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. In addition to her, in the group of countries with advanced capabilities with 2015 years are Finland, Sweden, Australia, Jordan and Georgia.
US Department of Defense announced the allocation of Ukraine 250 million dollars for the development of the armed forces. The funds will be used to increase the situational awareness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at sea, airspace monitoring systems, military medicine, as well as the development of the cyber potential of the Ukrainian army and the expansion of its capabilities in the field of strategic propaganda.
Russia and Turkey reached an agreement in principle on the delivery of the second set of S-400 air defense systems. It is not excluded, that in the short term a new wave of publications in foreign media awaits us about, that Moscow continues to try to split NATO, imposing their weapons on the member countries of the alliance.
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Find out more about more about what this means ???????? https://t.co/T3eusjuL2F pic.twitter.com/gwT4BdJOLh— Piers Cazalet (@NATODepSpox) June 12, 2020
Outreach
The Finnish Defense Ministry released a training film about, how can a war start in our time.
The manual is intended to be shown to recruits, reservists and junior command personnel, so that they understand better, how the armed forces of the country will act in the event of a war and in what conditions it will occur. Russia is the "aggressor" in cinema.
Author: editorial office of the Telegram channel "Brussels Snitch"
