NATO Members Revive European Long-Range Strike Ambitions

Brian Everstine Steve Trimble Tony Osborne July 17, 2024
Precision Strike Missile launching

The U.S. Army tested the Precision Strike Missile abroad in late June for the first time as part of the Valiant Shield 24 exercise in the Pacific.

Credit: U.S. Army
In a sign of how relations between the West and Moscow have deteriorated, NATO members used their 75th-anniversary summit to push forward long-range strike capabilities to an extent not seen in Europe since the heights of the Cold War. During the July 9-11 gathering in Washington, the White House...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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