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Day and night, protecting the skies Across the Alliance, men and women stand ready to defend NATO airspace 24/7. From the pilots on alert to the mechanics and ground crews who keep the jets mission-ready, NATO’s Air Policing mission is a team effort that guards the skies around the clock. With aircraft always on stand-by and supported by radar networks and control centres, the mission demonstrates the collective resolve to protect NATO airspace from any threat. Click here to download the video. You can also watch the video on YouTube. You can find here a b-roll of Polish and Romanian F-16s protecting NATO airspace.

31 October 2025 Update Multinational Deployable Special Operations Command becomes fully operational The Regional Special Operations Component Command (R-SOCC), led by Hungary, has officially reached full operational capability, marking a major milestone in regional defence cooperation between Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia. With this achievement, the five nations now have a fully deployable multinational headquarters capable of commanding special operations forces missions together or supporting NATO and EU-led operations when needed. Read more Secretary General addresses first NATO Biotech Conference On 28 October, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed NATO’s first Biotechnology Conference. The event, hosted by Belgium, brought together over 300 Allied participants from industry, academia, government and the innovation community. In his address, the Secretary General welcomed the conference as “a meaningful step” to enhance collaboration and harness the potential of biotechnology. Read more Commander of NATO Mission Iraq highlights continued cooperation with Iraq The Commander of NATO Mission Iraq (NMI), ​Major General Christophe Hintzy​, from France, met with the NATO Secretary General and Ambassadors of all NATO Allies and partners contributing troops to NMI, 29 October 2025, at NATO Headquarters. Read more STEADFAST COBALT 2025 driving Innovation and Resilience Senior military and civilian leaders gathered at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, for a Distinguished Visitors Day as part of exercise STEADFAST COBALT 2025 Phase Bravo. (Story by NCISG) Read more Romania adds new F-16 squadron to support NATO Air Policing missions The 48th Fighter Squadron of the 71st “General Emanoil Ionescu” Air Base in Câmpia Turzii, Romania began NATO-led Air Policing missions over Romanian airspace on 20 October 2025. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command) Read more THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

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Press Release 4 November 2025 NATO Secretary General visit to Romania On 5 and 6 November 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will visit Bucharest, Romania. He will meet the President, Mr Nicuşor Dan, the Prime Minister, Mr Ilie Bolojan, the President of the Senate, Mr Mircea Abrudean, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Mr Sorin Grindeanu, and other officials. While in Romania, Mr Rutte will also participate in the NATO-Industry Forum, where he will speak on the importance of increased defence production and the value of closer ties with industry. He will also engage with students at the University of Bucharest. Media advisory 05 November 2025, 14:30 (CET) Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General with the President of Romania 06 November 2025, +/- 07:30 (CET) Speech by the NATO Secretary General at the NATO-Industry Forum Media coverage Both events will be streamed live on the NATO website. Transcripts of the Secretary General’s engagements, as well as photographs, will be available on the NATO website after the events. The video can be downloaded from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event.   For more information: For general queries: Contact the NATO Press Office

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