Category: NATOSource

Ukraine secretly ramps up ties with NATO: report

By AFP

From AFP:  Ukraine is ramping up cooperation with NATO, dealing a blow to Moscow’s hopes that its neighbour would align itself closer to Russia under President Viktor Yanukovych, a report said on Tuesday.

Video of crashed NATO helicopter drone in Libya

By Amy Butler, Aviation Week

From Amy Butler, Aviation Week:  A U.S. Navy MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned rotorcraft was lost June 21 while conducting a mission over Libya, according to program sources.

New Commander for NATO’s Joint Warfare Center

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  French Army Major General Jean Fred Berger assumed command of NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre today in a Change of Command ceremony, replacing German Army Lieutenant General Wolfgang Korte

New Commander for NATO’s Counter Piracy Task Force

By Allied Command Operations

Sarwar Kashmeri on Gates’ speech and NATO’s relevance

By SKY News

From SKY News:  Interview with British MP Mike Gapes of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and Sarwar Kashmeri, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and author of NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete?    

NATO releases top secret contingency plans from Berlin Crisis 1961

By NATO

From NATO:  The NATO Archives is proud to announce the public disclosure of the documents on the NATO planning for a Berlin emergency during the Cold War.

NATO’s Command Center for Libya Op

By Fiona Ehlers, Spiegel

From Fiona Ehlers, Spiegel:  The ballroom in Naples is the secret command center in NATO’s war against Gadhafi. Some 350 men and a handful of women sit there in front of computer screens, serving as the military alliance’s eyes and ears

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 20

By NATO

NATO says helicopter drone lost in Libya

By the BBC

From the BBC:  Nato has lost an unmanned helicopter drone involved in the Libyan campaign, a Nato spokesman has said.

Czech government reaffirms support for NATO missile defense

By the Czech Foreign Ministry

From the Czech Foreign Ministry:  The Czech Republic has been a long-term advocate of the development of the NATO Missile Defence capability as it considers it as a crucial issue for the defence of Europe. Therefore, in accordance with its conviction, the Czech Republic supported the November 2010 decision of the NATO Summit in Lisbon […]