Category: NATOSource

NATO signs deal for multinational Global Hawks system

By Ben Iannotta and Tom Withington, Defense News

From Ben Iannotta and Tom Withington, Defense News:  NATO’s 2011 air war over Libya was fresh on the minds of NATO officials in Chicago when they signed a $1.7 billion agreement with Northrop Grumman for five radar-equipped Global Hawks to be known as the Alliance Ground Surveillance system.

Why the euro is breaking the European dream

By Charlemagne, the Economist

From Charlemagne, the Economist:  A new report by a group of prominent economists—sponsored by Jacques Delors, the former president of the European Commission, and Helmut Schmidt, the former German chancellor—describes in telling detail how the euro is destroying itself.

NATO chief warns Syria to avoid escalation with Turkey

By AFP

From AFP:  NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Syria Thursday to find a political solution to the country’s crisis and warned against any new incidents with Turkey after a plane was shot down.

NATO rejects Turkey’s request for a no-fly zone over Syria

By Serkan Demirtaş, Hurriyet Daily News

Britain announces cuts of 17 major Army units

By Andrew Chuter, Defense News

From Andrew Chuter, Defense News:  Seventeen major units are to be culled by the British Army as part of a transformation plan that will see regular force personnel numbers reduced to 82,000 from the current level of 102,000, the defense secretary announced July 5.

Russia is making a very good case for Finland to join NATO

By Edward Lucas, European Voice

From Edward Lucas, European Voice:  [Russia] has launched a campaign of verbal intimidation against Finland, seemingly aimed at stopping the country from joining NATO.

Russia pushes Tajikistan to accept military base deal

By Thomas Grove and Roman Kozhevnikov, Reuters

From Thomas Grove and Roman Kozhevnikov, Reuters:  Russia pressed Tajikistan on Thursday to accept a deal that would extend Moscow’s lease on a military base in the strategically important country

NATO flexes muscles on terror in Med Sea

By Erdem Güneş, Hurriyet Daily News

From Erdem Güneş, Hurriyet Daily News:  A key NATO maritime group has begun flexing its muscles in the Mediterranean as it sets off from Istanbul with a mission to combat terrorism in the sea.

Bodies of Turkish pilots recovered from seabed

By Selcan Hacaoglu, the AP

From Selcan Hacaoglu, the AP:  The bodies of two Turkish pilots were recovered from the seabed on Thursday after U.S. ocean explorer Robert Ballard, best known for discovering the wreck of the Titanic, helped locate them nearly two weeks after their jet was shot down by Syria.

NATO Secretary General sets out strategic vision for a globally connected Alliance

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  How can the Trans-Atlantic community keep its global power of attraction and influence?