Europe

Trident Juncture 18 is still two months away, but the first shipload of military equipment arrived in Norway this weekend.

Both NATO member detachments in the Baltics conducted their first alert scramble this week.

Naval forces from Standing NATO Maritime Group One conducted a passing exercise with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force squadron in the Baltic Sea.

All NATO Allies, as well as partners Finland and Sweden, will participate in NATO's largest military exercise in recent years, which will take place in Norway in October-November.

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) received and delivered the first lot of Precision Guided Munitions, acquired through a NATO project involving 11 Allies and one NATO partner.

Vehicles and equipment for NATO's largest military exercise in recent years have arrived from Italy to Norway this week.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has, in an interview on 7th of August, threatened that war is a great possibility if Georgia proceeds with its full membership submission with NATO.

According to local media, the German air force only has four combat-ready Typhoon jets out of 128.

Germany’s air force is in dire straits and funds are urgently needed to modernise its weaponry and systems, the air force chief of staff said according to local reports.

The objective of the service is to "promote engagement of young people in the nation’s life, to value citizenship and reinforce social cohesion".