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19 January 2024 Update NATO Secretary General at World Economic Forum: “support for Ukraine is not charity; it’s an investment in our own security” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on 16 January 2024, underlining the importance of continued support to Ukraine. READ MORE NATO Chiefs of Defence discuss deterrence and defence priorities From 17 to 18 January 2024, the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The 31 Allied Chiefs of Defence and Invitee Sweden focused on the executability of the Alliance’s new defence plans, NATO’s warfighting transformation, NATO’s continued support to Ukraine and military cooperation with NATO partners Australia, Austria, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand and Switzerland. During the two-day meeting, the Chiefs of Defence met for the first time in a NATO-Ukraine Council format. READ MORE NATO releases first-ever quantum strategy Quantum technologies are getting closer to revolutionising the world of innovation and can be game-changers for security, including modern warfare. Ensuring that the Alliance is ''quantum-ready'' is the aim of NATO’s first-ever quantum strategy, which was approved by NATO Foreign Ministers on 28 November 2023. READ MORE Norway begins 2024 with F-35 deployment to Iceland Norway is deploying four of its F-35 fighter jets to Iceland providing an interceptor capability for NATO’s air surveillance mission in Iceland. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command). READ MORE Slovenian sky guardians integrated into NATO defensive structures for 20 years This year marks 20 years since - on 29 March 2004 - Slovenia joined NATO, and the country has been part of NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS). The system ensures the continuous exchange of airspace information with the Alliance and the protection of Slovenian airspace by Allied and Slovenian military interceptor aircraft as Slovenia's Control and Reporting Centre monitors and controls the country's airspace 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command) READ MORE Special Forces from NATO Allies and partners train together Exercise Strong Balkan 23 recently took place in Albania, and featured Special Operations Forces from seven NATO Allies, namely Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Türkiye, as well as observers from NATO partner Bosnia and Herzegovina. WATCH VIDEO

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Press Release 19 January 2024

NATO signing ceremony for a major new investment in artillery ammunition On Tuesday, 23 January, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, and the General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), Ms Stacy Cummings, will take part in a signing ceremony at NATO Headquarters for the purchase of 155-millimetre artillery ammunition. Media Advisory 9h00 (CET) Remarks by the Secretary General and the General Manager of NSPA, followed by brief Q&A. Media Coverage Media representatives who were annually accredited to NATO in 2023 can attend in person. The 2023 annual badge will be valid for this event. Media who want to cover the Secretary General’s remarks must be in front of the Press Shop – on the ground floor of the Public Square – by 8h45 at the latest. The Secretary General’s remarks will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as photographs, will be made available on the NATO website.   For more information: