Coastal Fleet to Train in Winter Operations
The Coastal Fleet’s annual winter exercise Lumiukko24 will take place in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea from 27 February to 7 March 2024. During the Lumiukko24 exercise,…
British Aircraft Carrier Visits Sweden
On Friday, October 13 (note changed time), the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Sweden and Gothenburg. The visit is part of the JEF (Joint Expeditionary Force) defense…
Exercise Northern Coasts 2023 of Latvia and Estonia
The Northern Coasts 2023 naval maneuver will take place from 9 to 23 September 2023 off and on the coasts of Latvia and Estonia, as well as in the eastern…
USS Roosevelt Arrives in Riga, Latvia
USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Riga, Latvia, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 6, 2023. Roosevelt, forward-deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain, is on her fifth Forward Deployed Naval…
BALTOPS 23: Conclusion & Most Important Events
Nineteen NATO countries and NATO partners Sweden held the large-scale naval exercise in Kiel on 16 June 2023 Baltic Operations 2023 finished. 50 warships, more than 45 aircraft and 6,000…
Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group
On November 23rd, representatives of the Northern Group – comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom – met in Oslo…