Tag: NATO
Unannounced Arrival
When conducting operations the challenge to special forces, ideally, is to arrive and leave an area of operations with as much stealth as possible....
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (18 May 2020)
Dear Readers,
ROTARY TASK FORCE RISES TO THE COVID CHALLENGE
“We needed to understand the COVID environment and how to decontaminate aircraft,” said Wing Commander Elizabeth...
SOF Seek Simulation to Optimise Training
Preferring to ‘train as they fight’, special operations forces (SOF) are infamous for replicating real-world environments to prepare for the execution of the full...
By Air, by Sea or Land
Whether conducting special reconnaissance (SR), direct action (DA) or military assistance (MA) missions, SOF units must be capable of rapidly moving across the battlespace.
Rotary...
Icelandic Gap Guardians
Protecting NATO’s northern flank is a job not only entrusted to Norway, but also a rotation of Allied air force squadrons based in Iceland.
Norways...
JEWCS of Hazard
Schooling naval personnel in electromagnetic righteousness is at the heart of the training provided by NATO’s JEWCS organisation.
Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (JEWCS)
The alliance’s...
À La Mode
NATO has set a deadline of 30 June to replace the legacy Mode-4 IFF protocol with Mode-5. We examine what this means for the...
NATO’s response to CORVID-19
An Antonov An-124 cargo plane carrying several tons of medical supplies from China, including vital respirators and millions of face masks, landed at Pardubice...
Special Forces evolve to counter The (Un)Expected
The strategic importance of Special Operations Forces (SOF) has never been higher as more capabilities are demanded of relatively small forces called to operate...
Searching for The Silent Service
Royal Australian Navy is honing its anti-submarine warfare skills with the help of Allies including the US Navy.
History of Submarines in the North Atlantic...
