This story has been corrected. STUTTGART, Germany — A new NATO mission to defend the alliance’s eastern flank was launched Friday in response to Russia’s recent drone incursion into Poland, NATO’s top ...

An Atlas V rocket of United Launch Alliance (ULA) lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 28, 2025. (Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images) ...

NAPLES, Italy — A U.S. Navy destroyer is operating in the Baltic Sea as part of a NATO mission that is adding air defense to its underwater focus as the alliance confronts repeated unidentified drone ...

Earlier this week, NATO fighter jets were urgently launched to intercept a Russian military aircraft flying near the Baltic region. The aircraft involved was a Russian Il-20M, which did not follow ...

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While pursuing cost-effective security engagement in fragile states, the United States should look no further than NATO’s mission in Iraq for a model. NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) plays a vital role in ...

The Italian Air Force deployed four F-35A Lightning II to Ämari Air Base in Estonia, leading NATO’s latest Baltic Air Policing mission. The Italian Air Force deployed four F-35A Lightning IIs to Ämari ...