⢠NATO Secretary General visits Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Volkel Air Base, Netherlands, on 18 September 2025, home to two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 squadrons. Volkel Air Base also hosts the U.S. Air Force 703rd Munitions Support Squadron.
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In response to another potential threat from Russian drones, NATO scrambled its first jet to defend its airspace under Eastern Sentry, a new activity to further strengthen its air defences to shield and protect all Allies, less than a day after it was announced. The French Rafale fighter jet, one of three to recently arrive in Poland, and a Polish helicopter responded, September 13 2025. (Story courtesy of SHAPE)
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Good morning, it is a real honour to have my close friend, Edi Rama, visiting, the Prime Minister of Albania. Albania is a staunch Ally. Albania will reach the 2% defence spending, this year, which is a great commitment. Albania is developing its defence industrial base, including through its state-owned enterprise, which is important because we need a strong defence industrial base all over NATO.
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NATO and Jordan marked an important milestone in their long-standing partnership with the opening of the NATO Liaison Office (NLO) in Amman, Jordan on 16 September 2025. To mark the occasion, the NATO Secretary Generalâs Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina, paid an official visit to Jordan, where he met with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Dhaifallah Al-Fayez.
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Germany and Poland hosted the second informal meeting of NATOâs Senior National Officials for Resilience in Berlin on 16-18 September 2025. The meeting involved a scenario-based discussion, enabling Allies to share their national progress, experiences and best practices when preparing for complex, multi-domain crises.
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The multinational maritime exercise REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 25 began off the Atlantic coast of Portugal on 15 September, bringing together Allied countries, partners, academia and industry to advance the integration of unmanned systems and innovation. (Story courtesy Allied Maritime Command)
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Security experts from across the Alliance and NATO partners gathered in Bratislava on 17-19 September for a meeting of the NATO Security Committee, bringing together representatives from over 60 countries, as well as international organisations. The three-day event was co-organised by the NATO Office of Security within the Joint Intelligence and Security Division, and the National Security Authority of the Slovak Republic.
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Critical undersea infrastructure â such as pipelines, power cables and data lines â forms the backbone of modern life, carrying essential energy supplies, enabling financial transactions and transmitting over 95 per cent of global internet traffic.
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