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Argentina Keen on NATO “Global Partner” Status

Argentina's Defense Minister Luis Petri announced Argentina's request to join NATO as a global partner. Petri stated that he had given NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană a letter of intent containing the aforementioned request from Buenos Aires.  During the meeting, the Argentina's Defense Minister and the Deputy Secretary General of NATO exchanged views on…
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NATO is cosidering issues of supply and logistics

The experience of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is pushing the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance to revise the rules regarding logistics and supply provision. This was stated in an interview with The Times by the Head of the NATO command of the Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC), Lieutenant General Alexander Zolfranc.  NATO leaders are…
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The NATO military budget for 2024 increases by 12%

The North Atlantic Council announced an increase in the civil and military budgets. Thus, the civil budget will amount to €438.1 million, while the military budget is set at €2.03 billion. These amounts are 18.2% and 12% higher than the budgets for the current year.   The alliance's press release says that the NATO common…
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New NATO Regional Plans Will Require Increased Deployment of Armed Forces

NATO's new regional defense plans will require an improved NATO Force Model to produce more troops at high readiness across the Alliance. At the same time, in addition to numbers, "speed and scale are important, as well as flexibility and a wide range of opportunities." This was announced by Chair of the NATO Military Committee,…
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2% and Beyond: NATO Defence Spending will Grow

Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO stated that 2022 will be the eighth consecutive year of increased defence spending among the alliance members. Since 2014 member states of NATO have spent over $350 billion on military purposes. The spending is going to rise and probably even more intensively.  In accordance with the current agreements, NATO…
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NATO Troops Buildup on Russian Borders

NATO is concentrating Troops on the Russian borders and those of Belarus; 40,000 troops and 15,000 items of armament and military hardware, including strategic aircraft, said the Russian Minister of Defence, Sergey Shoigu on Tuesday. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Wednesday, during a session dedicated to…
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Recent NATO Exercises Violate the NPT, Says MoD

The Russian Ministry of Defence has expressed its concerns regarding the participation of Germany in NATO military exercises «STEADFAST NOON» and «RESILIENT GUARD» where the use of American tactical nuclear weapons was practiced. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. The German Defence Attaché in Moscow was invited to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation…
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Mi-8 AMTSH “Terminator” Delivered to SMD

The Army aviation of Southern Military District in Krasnodar and Crimea have received with new Mi-8 AMTSH "Terminator" helicopters, Interfax reports the press service of the Southern Military District (SMD). Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. "Representatives of the district at the manufacturing plant completed the acceptance of two new rotorcraft, after which they were delivered to…
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NATO Exercises Provoke Russia

NATO exercises provoke Russia, that was the main idea that Chief of MOD GS Sergey Rudskoi addressed on Monday. He described these exercise activities near Russian border as having "a clear anti-Russian Orientation" Russia perceived the drills planned for the eve of 9 May as aggressive. Furthermore, but Russia's General Staff viewed them as an…
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