A continually updated guide to every confirmed NATO exercise in 2026 – dates, locations, and what each drill means for collective defence. Perfect for students, journalists, and security professionals. Last update: February 2026.
Proximity Doctrine & Ukraine’s AI-Guided FPV Swarms Against Russia’s Bomber Fleet — Operatsija “Pavutyna” (Spider’s Web)
A continually updated guide to every confirmed NATO exercise in 2026 – dates, locations, and what each drill means for collective defence. Perfect for students, journalists, and security professionals. Last update: February 2026.
Integrating Raytheon’s SPY-6 radar, an Aegis-based combat system, and long-range strike options, the F127 class positions Germany as Europe’s anchor in NATO’s next-generation sensor-to-shooter architecture.
Poland’s Homeland Defence Act 2025 marks a shift from blueprint to reality. With Abrams, F-35s, East Shield, and U.S. FMF loans, Warsaw has become NATO’s eastern anchor.
The deal establishes the second pillar of an emerging 'Baltic Ammunition Belt,' reshaping NATO's industrial posture on its eastern flank.
The Zeitenwende’s next phase transforms procurement into governance, anchoring NATO’s rear-area deterrence — yet fiscal and bureaucratic limits may decide whether the model endures.
Poland’s Homeland Defence Act 2025 marks a shift from blueprint to reality. With Abrams, F-35s, East Shield, and U.S. FMF loans, Warsaw has become NATO’s eastern anchor.
Beyond the €3.75 billion order, Berlin’s autonomy hinges on who controls radar processors, EW code, and the funding discipline to sustain capability layers through the 2030s.
Warsaw triggers Article 4 after repeated airspace violations; NATO fuses posture, exercises, and counter-UAS upgrades into one eastern-flank rehearsal.
Germany accelerates Luftwaffe modernization with deep-strike cruise missiles for the F-35, DIRCM protection for the A400M, and sensor upgrades for the Eurofighter.
Ukraine’s special forces have fielded the Rheinmetall Caracal G-Class 464—becoming the first confirmed users of the NATO-standard airmobile vehicle. Delivered ahead of the Bundeswehr rollout, the modular platform supports Ukraine’s shift toward Western-style tactical mobility.
Italy will replace 268 BV206s with the BvS10 under a new BAE Systems–IDV deal, localizing production and aligning with NATO’s CATV framework. Learn more about Italy’s strategic tracked mobility shift.
Ottawa could extend the German-Norwegian Type 212 CD project into a transatlantic production and sustainment alliance—linking Europe and Canada through shared submarine design, industrial offsets, and Arctic under-ice capability.
German Navy and Diehl Defence conduct first sea trial of a navalized IRIS-T SLM system
Integrating Raytheon’s SPY-6 radar, an Aegis-based combat system, and long-range strike options, the F127 class positions Germany as Europe’s anchor in NATO’s next-generation sensor-to-shooter architecture.
