Category: NATOSource

Norwegian Aircraft Makes First Flight for NATO Anti-Piracy Op

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  On Friday 23rd September, the Norwegian Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) call sign Golden Arrow made its first flight in Operation Ocean Shield. The MPA arrived at its base on 13th September and after some maintenance work flew along the Somali coast for the first time on Friday.

Merkel’s Moment

By Margarita Mathiopoulos, the International Herald Tribune

From Margarita Mathiopoulos, the International Herald Tribune:   Leadership of the European Union from the beginning has fallen on Germany and France — Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle, Giscard d’Estaing and Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl and François Mitterrand. Now it is Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy

The Netherlands is modernizing its radar and frigates to participate in NATO missile defense

By Dutch News

From Dutch News:  The [Netherlands] defence ministry has agreed to modernise the radar system for the air defence and commando frigates for the sea-based defence system, says the paper. This will allow missiles to be spotted and tracked.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 26

By NATO

Romania to withdraw police officers from Kosovo

By the AP

From the AP:  Romania’s top defense body has decided to withdraw its police force from Kosovo.

Kosovo Serbs clash with NATO; six people hurt

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Six Kosovo Serbs were injured in a shootout between protesters and NATO peacekeepers at a disputed border crossing, local authorities and health officials said on Tuesday.

Four NATO peacekeepers injured in Kosovo IED attack

By Reuters

From Reuters:  NATO spokesman Kai Gudenoge said four peacekeepers were injured after improvised bombs were thrown at their position near Jarinje.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 25

By NATO

Erdogan’s security detail injures “at least two U.N. personnel”

By Colum Lynch, Turtle Bay

From Colum Lynch, Turtle Bay:  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s security detail got into a violent brawl on Friday with U.N. security guards outside the General Assembly hall, leaving at least two U.N. personnel injured

With NATO’s blessing, Britain withdrawing helicopter carrier from Libya op

By Craig Hoyle, Flightglobal

From Craig Hoyle, Flightglobal:  Six aircraft from the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy have returned to the UK after participating in the NATO-led operation to safeguard Libyan civilians.