British intelligence-gathering flights over the Black Sea region were suspended following the incident on Sept. 29, which occurred in international airspace.
Steadfast Noon usually passes with little public acknowledgement as it exercises NATO’s nuclear deterrent, but this year the drills appear to have grown.
The U.S. and international partners are focused on providing an integrated air defense system to help Ukraine protect itself, in light of a barrage of Russian military attacks this week and the long-term need for Kyiv to build up its forces.
European countries are beefing up security around their oil and gas facilities after the European Union and the Danish and Swedish governments declared the damage caused to both Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea as sabotage.
Kyiv’s government has decided to strip the Iranian ambassador of his accreditation after Iranian loitering munitions purchased by Russia began striking targets in Ukraine.
A bipartisan group of senators want the Pentagon to have more authority in managing industry production lines for critical munitions, with the aid to Ukraine highlighting potential shortages in the industrial base.
Finnair expects to complete upgrades on most of its long-haul cabins by the second half of 2023, as it changes strategy and adapts to the closure of Russian airspace’s effect on its previously Asia-focused long-haul network.
