NATO's defence chiefs gather in Copenhagen for annual meeting
The alliance plans to combine fighters, sensors and counter-drone systems under one command as Russian drone incursions increase, 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’s top generals meet in Copenhagen with Ukraine at top of agenda, as warnings grow that Russia may strike Alliance next
The Alliance's Military Committee reaffirmed support for Kyiv and named Germany's Carsten Breuer its next chair, as its chief warned of Russia's "reckless behaviour."
NATO 3.0 Concept Discussed as Military Committee Meets in Copenhagen
NATO Military Committee Meets in Copenhagen NATO's Military Committee is scheduled to meet in Copenhagen on Friday and Saturday, according to the alliance. The committee, chaired by Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, is NATO's highest military authority and is tasked with turning the bloc's strategic goals into executable plans, NATO stated. When NATO orders a battlegroup to Lithuania, for example, the committee ensures its tanks can cross m…
NATO has prepared 4,000 pages of plans for the defense of the eastern flank in the event of a possible escalation, NATO Military Committee Chairman Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone announced at a press conference after a NATO Military Committee meeting in Copenhagen over the weekend.
The Italian military officer, who has served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee since January 2025, led Saturday's annual NATO Military Committee Conference in Copenhagen. Poland was represented there by Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukuła. This is one of the most important cyclical meetings of NATO's highest military authorities. NATO's strategic commanders, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gene…
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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