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[NuclearID]

The Netherlands has taken over chairmanship of NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community from the UK, with Canada becoming vice chair. NATO says the community supports Allied and partner efforts to accelerate quantum technology adoption for defence and security.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054542361762353345

 

[NuclearID]

The Royal Navy says HMS Somerset and an embarked Merlin Mk2 helicopter conducted Atlantic work up training focused on anti submarine warfare. The Royal Navy framed Somerset’s role around protecting the UK’s nuclear deterrent, monitoring North Atlantic submarine activity, and protecting critical undersea infrastructure.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054542930711363788

 

[NuclearID]

Sweden’s government says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will receive NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on May 21. The visit will focus on Sweden’s total defence, civil defence, resilience, air threat management, civilian military cooperation, and public & private collaboration.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054543460191850615

 

[NuclearID]

Senior enlisted leaders from NATO Allied and partner nations gathered in Thessaloniki, Greece, for CEANCO 2026. U.S. Army Europe and Africa said the event included leaders from 32 nations and focused on readiness, interoperability, leader development, AI, emerging technology, and the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiativ

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054544034228588635

 

[william]

Russia successfully test-fired its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. Dubbed "Satan II," this launch arrives amid collapsing arms control.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054512371138457807

 

[william]

Poland says its Łask Air Base is ready to receive the country’s first F-35 fighter jets from the United States later this month. Warsaw has ordered 32 F-35A aircraft under a $4.6 billion deal, calling the arrival of the jets a “generational change” for Poland’s military capabilities.

Looks like Poland is seriously upgrading from “defend the border” mode to “don’t even think about it” mode.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054523130572333333

 

[NuclearID]

NATO Allied Air Command said Swedish-led AURORA 26 rehearsed Allied airpower integration across Sweden, the Baltic Sea, and Gotland.

Separately, U.S. Marines with CLB-24 showcased logistics and equipment capabilities in Sweden during AURORA 26, part of the broader Sword 26 exercise series.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054868727762481312

 

[NuclearID]

U.S. Army V Corps posted footage of M777 howitzer live fire training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, during Saber Strike 2026.

The activity is part of the wider Sword 26 / Saber Strike exercise framework under NATO’s Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054869010219450841

 

[NuclearID]

Estonia’s Defence Forces said reservists are training on unmanned aerial vehicles during Spring Storm 2026. Training includes offensive UAV use, reconnaissance, defence against drones, and testing new unmanned system technological and tactical solutions with defence industry companies.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056046316837286117

 

[NuclearID]

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe posted imagery from Trojan Footprint 26 in Greece. U.S. Green Berets and Greek special operations forces observed a night joint aerial delivery exercise involving a C-130, combat expendable platform, and combat rubber raiding crafts.

Video:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056048002813358121

 

[NuclearID]

Hungary’s defence site reported that the MH Kiss József 86th Helicopter Brigade provided helicopter support for an exercise involving NATO’s Forward Land Forces multinational battlegroup.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056057108961931746

 

[NuclearID]

U.S. Army V Corps posted a new Project Flytrap 5.0 story from Pabradė, Lithuania. The focus: counter UAS experimentation, AI enabled command and control, live data networks, rapid industry feedback, and accelerating NATO counter drone lethality.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056057822505324911

 

[NuclearID]

Latvia says a UAV entered and later exited its airspace after an early morning air threat warning across eastern municipalities. Regional air defense units were activated, NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters responded, and extra air defense units are now along the eastern border.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056106923515089175

 

[NuclearID]

Poland’s MoD says WZL-1 and Honeywell are signing an agreement in Dęblin for an authorized AGT1500 engine service center for M1 Abrams tanks.

MON says it would be the third globally and the only one in Europe authorized for AGT1500 service.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056169948578210136

 

[NuclearID]

Poland’s MoD says the Military Property Agency will become a shareholder in Huta Częstochowa by contributing the steel mill’s assets. The move folds a major steel asset deeper into Poland’s defence industrial base.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056171039520927776

 

[NuclearID]

UK Parliament’s national security committee is holding a May 18 hearing on protection of undersea cables from surveillance and sabotage. Witnesses include Armed Forces Minister Alistair Carns and the MOD’s national security director Gary Martin.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056183296028025012

 

[NuclearID]

Ukraine’s MoD says its first Ukrainian developed guided aerial/glide bomb has passed required testing and is ready for combat use. The system carries a 250 kg warhead, can strike targets dozens of kilometers behind enemy lines, and an experimental batch has already been procured.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056404491184808121

 

[NuclearID]

Spain’s Defence Staff says Strong Lineage 26 has begun, moving roughly 1,600 Spanish personnel and 300+ vehicles toward Slovakia and Hungary. The NATO exercise verifies escalation of the multinational battlegroup in Slovakia to brigade level.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056405151938728431

 

[NuclearID]

France’s Ministry of Armed Forces posted a JDEF item focused on the “war economy” and the “battle of drones.” The framing is clear that drone massification is now being treated as a defence industrial challenge, not just a battlefield trend.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056406427111952892

 

[NuclearID]

Italy’s Navy lists Maritime Combat and Advanced Training 2026, or MCAT26, as beginning on May 18. The official Navy item describes it as an advanced level training event involving naval squadron assets.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056407725144186919