North Atlantic Treaty Organization Current Affairs, GK & News
Steadfast Noon
Amid the rising tensions with Russia, the members of North Atlantic Treaty Organization are planning to conduct a nuclear exercise called “Steadfast Noon”. Key facts The Steadfast Noon exercise will be conducted each year and it would last for over a week. It was planned before the Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: NATO • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Nuclear weapon • Nuclear weapon States
NATO ‘Cold Response 2022’
The military exercise ‘Cold Response 2022’ has been organized by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Norway starting from 14th March till 1st April 2022. This exercise is held biennially in Norway and NATO Allies and partner nations take part. Overview: This ongoing exercise has brought together 220 aircraft, 30000 soldiers, and over 50 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Bodø Air Base • Cold Response 2022 • NATO • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Norway • Porsangmoen Base
NATO to set up new Space Centre in Ramstein, Germany
The North Atlantic Treaty organisation is to setup a new Space Centre in Ramstein, Germany. The centre is to serve as a co-ordination Centre for space observation. Highlights The new Centre will gather information about possible threats to satellites. The centre is to be developed into a command centre of defensive measures in near future. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: China • NATO • North Atlantic • North Atlantic Treaty • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Russia • Satellite • space • Space force
Republic of North Macedonia ratifies North Atlantic Treaty
The Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia recently ratified the North Atlantic Treaty, an agreement to make their country a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The country was earlier called Macedonia and was opposed by its neighbour Greece, as the historic place is present in their border. Greece asked the country ..
Topics: Macedonia naming dispute • North Atlantic Treaty • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • North Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at times, referred to as Bosnia Herzegovina and commonly referred to as Bosnia, is a country in Southeastern Europe which is located within the Balkan Peninsula. The capital and largest city in Bosnia is Sarajevo. Geography of Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina is an “almost landlocked” country. It only has a narrow coast ..
Topics: Bosnia • Europe • European Union • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • United Nations
US not to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey for buying Russian S-400
Donald Trump, President of United States of America has announced that US would not sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, a major NATO ally after Ankara purchased S-400 missile defence system from sanctions-hit Russia. Key Highlights Turkey, a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is denied purchase of F-35 fighter jets after it received ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act • F-35 Fighter Jet • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • S-400 Missile Defence System • Sanctions • US-Russia • US-Turkey