NATO's defence chiefs gather in Copenhagen for annual meeting
The new framework adds fighter jets, surface air defenses and counter-drone systems to protect against crewed aircraft, drones and missiles, officials said.
- NATO is shifting from traditional air policing to a "multi-layered, 360-degree approach" to combat growing drone and missile threats, an alliance official said.
- Citing "increasingly reckless" Russian behavior, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte noted a surge in drones and missiles crossing into alliance airspace this year, creating "increased risk."
- Moving beyond Quick Reaction Alert fighter jets, the new Air Defence framework incorporates "assets and capabilities available across all operational domains," including surface-based systems and sensors.
- The "Eastern Sentry" operation laid the foundation for this integration, enabling commanders to synchronize assets under common rules to counter "threats across all domains."
- Conflict analysts have suggested the alliance "reassess" its policy of intercepting Russian targets only after they cross Ukraine's borders, as officials warn of "malign activities targeting our territory directly.
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NATO has plans of 4,000 pages for the defence of the eastern flank, in the event of an escalation of the conflict with Russia, said Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chairman of the Military Committee of the Alliance, in the margins of the NATO Military Committee meeting, according to the Latvian news portal TVNET.
The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence Staff, General Dimitrios Houpis, participated, on 18 and 19 September 2026, in the NATO Military Committee Conference (MCC), which was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. According to an announcement by the General Staff of National Defence, the work of the Conference was chaired by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe CAVO DRAGONE, with the participation of the Chiefs of Defence of th…
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Quotidiano Nazionale(Agenzia Vista) Copenhagen, Denmark, September 19, 2026 "This is the sense of the family of plans we have. Our plans... we have three for the East side, they serve to be ready in case of an escalation. There is a set of actions, movements and expected reactions: everything is widely standardized to make the decision-making process as fast as possible, and it is already all studied." So Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Italian admiral, president of the NAT…
Chief of General Staff Dimitrios Houpis at the Military Committee Meeting in Copenhagen – Ankara's decisions and the Alliance's adaptation to new threats
NATO is ready for a possible Russian military escalation on Europe's eastern flank, said Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chairman of the North Atlantic Alliance's Military Committee, according to an article in Politico.
NATO Defence Chiefs Meet in Copenhagen
NATO’s top Military Authority, the NATO Military Committee, held its annual conference with Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the Chair, leading discussions among 32 Allied Chiefs of Defence and two Strategic Commanders. They focused on next steps from the recent NATO Summit in Ankara, emphasizing the need to enhance collective deterrence and defense, along with innovation […]
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