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16 October 2026

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NATO Secretary General meets Estonian leaders and visits Ämari Air Base

NATO Secretary General meets Estonian leaders and visits Ämari Air Base

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Estonia on 14 October 2026, holding talks with President Ülle Madise, Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and Defence Minister Martin Herem. “We have just discussed how we keep NATO strong, and Estonia secure,“ he said at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister.

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NATO reaffirms its commitment to KFOR and to regional stability

NATO reaffirms its commitment to KFOR and to regional stability

On 14 October 2026, Major General Roberto Vergori of Italy took the helm of the NATO-led KFOR mission at a change of command ceremony held at KFOR Headquarters in Pristina. He succeeds Major General Özkan Ulutaş of Türkiye. The Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Admiral George M. Wikoff, presided over the ceremony. Representatives of the institutions in Kosovo and of the international community were in attendance.

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NATO’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood concludes his second trip to Mauritania

NATO’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood concludes his second trip to Mauritania

The Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Mr Javier Colomina, ​returned to Nouakchott​, Mauritania for an official visit on 8 October 2026. ​He met with Mauritania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ould M​erzoug, the Minister of Defence, Mr Ould Sidi, ​the Deputy Chief of Defence, Major General Mohamed Cheikh Beidda, and other senior representatives of the General Staff​ of the Armed Forces. He also met with ​Allied Ambassadors.

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NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska addresses the Warsaw Security Forum 2026

NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska addresses the Warsaw Security Forum 2026

NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska took part in the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland on 12 October 2026, joining Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas and Polish Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka for a panel on how Europe can build the military power it needs.

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NATO upgrades air command and control training facility in Italy

NATO upgrades air command and control training facility in Italy

NATO's Deployable Air Command and Control Centre (DACCC) has resumed full operations at its Air Command and Control System Training and Testing Facility (ATTF) following a major hardware and software upgrade, strengthening its ability to train personnel and test systems supporting Allied operations. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)

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NATO and Morocco hold international conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Rabat

NATO and Morocco hold international conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Rabat

On 6-7 October 2026, NATO co-hosted a conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) control with the Kingdom of Morocco, in Rabat. This was the first regional conference on SALW organised with partner countries as part of the implementation of NATO’s Southern Neighbourhood Action Plan endorsed at the Washington Summit in 2024.

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Signal searchers | Electronic warfare

Signal searchers | Electronic warfare

Modern warfare is fought in an invisible battlefield. Discover how Italy's 33rd Electronic Warfare Regiment helps NATO detect, understand and dominate the electromagnetic spectrum.

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