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NATO Approves Intermediate Headquarters for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: NATO has approved the idea of an intermediate military headquarters in Afghanistan, Pentagon officials said today. The headquarters is a corps-level organization that will oversee the tactical, day-to-day operations in the country. U.S. officials would like to see Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, deputy commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, in the post. The [...]
NATO chief assesses Kosovo exit strategy
Pristina: New NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen made his maiden visit to Kosovo on Thursday to evaluate his plans to trim the alliance’s security mission in the breakaway Serbian province a decade after war. Rasmussen, a former prime minister of Denmark, hopes to gradually wind down the presence of NATO’s 13,800-strong Kosovo Force (KFOR) to [...]
Next-Generation CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan: The next generation of common remotely operated weapons station offer an updated version with more options to potentially protect service members and defeat insurgents across Afghanistan. Located on top of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles the CROWS II allows for safer travels by enabling the gunner to sit inside the vehicle, [...]
9 Billion Euro Contract for 112 Eurofighter Typhoons Signed
HALLBERGMOOS, Germany: NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency), Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH and EUROJET Turbo GmbH signed today the production contract for a further 112 aircraft, including 241 engines, for the four partner Nations: Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. The Tranche 3 EUR 9 billion contract confirms Eurofighter Typhoon as the best selling [...]
Boeing C-17 Joins Heavy Airlift Wing in Hungary
PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary: The first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III acquired by the NATO Airlift Management Organization and the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) consortium officially joined the Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) at Papa Air Base, Hungary, today, as part of a ceremony commemorating the activation of a new airlift capability for 10 NATO and two [...]
12 nations activate groundbreaking Heavy Airlift Wing
PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary: Senior diplomatic and defense officials representing 12 nations as well as NATO witnessed July 27 the official activation of a first-of-its-kind multinational strategic airlift unit at Pápa Air Base, Hungary. “I want to extend my thanks to all of the nations that chose to participate in SAC,” said Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, [...]
First C-17 Plane to Arrive at Papa Airbase
On 27th July, 2009 the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, will travel to Hungary to take part in the ceremony at the Papa airbase welcoming the arrival of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III plane. This plane is the first of the three acquired by the NATO Airlift Management Agency (NAMA) as part of [...]
US may rearm Georgia, despite Russia’s opposition
Washington: The United States does not exclude possibly rearming Georgia following its humiliating defeat to Russia a year ago, even at the cost of angering Moscow, a State Department spokesman said Thursday. “Georgia is on a path that the United States supports toward NATO membership,” reminded Philip Crowley when asked about Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s [...]
NATO ‘not opposed to Russia’: incoming NATO chief
Paris: Incoming NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Sunday he would soon travel to Moscow to reassure Russia that the Western alliance was “not opposed” to it and wanted to improve ties. Relations between NATO and Russia hit a post-Cold War low after Moscow’s brief war last year against Georgia over its separatist South Ossetia [...]
