• NATO donates over US$70 million in supplies, equipment to Afghan National Defence and Security Forces so far in 2021
• Safe skies: NATO Air Policing - Iceland
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NATO is stepping up deliveries of military equipment to Afghanistan as the Alliance withdraws its forces from the country. So far this year, NATO has donated roughly US$72 million worth of supplies and equipment to the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces, ranging from medical supplies to high-tech combat simulators, hospital X-ray machines and specialist equipment to defuse bombs. The latest delivery arrived on 2 August 2021.
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We join Allies in strongly condemning the recent fatal attack on the MV Mercer Street off the coast of Oman and express our condolences to Romania and the United Kingdom for the losses they have suffered.
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On 3 August 2021, Ukraine received 30,000 litres of surface disinfectant liquid from NATO’s Pandemic Response Stockpile, in order to help the country respond to coronavirus infections.
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NATO scrambled Spanish and Italian fighter aircraft on 29 July 2021 to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)
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KFOR helicopters have been engaged in extinguishing a vast fire developed in a mountain resort in western Kosovo in Rugova area. (Story courtesy of KFOR Public Affairs Office)
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At the end of July, the Portuguese Azores Military Command hosted an advanced search and rescue exercise. Portuguese, Canadian and US air and naval forces trained together on rescuing persons in distress at sea. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)
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Across Europe, NATO fighter jets are on duty around the clock, ready to scramble in case of suspicious or unannounced flights near the airspace of our Allies. NATO calls this activity Air Policing, which has been an integral part of NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence for 60 years. This week, we’ll explore the mission in Iceland as one of NATO’s five special air policing arrangements to ensure the integrity of NATO’s airspace and the defence of our almost one billion citizens
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