Canada's Gen. Jennie Carignan faces Germany's Gen. Carsten Breuer on Saturday in a secret-ballot contest to chair NATO's Military Committee. A victory would make Carignan the first woman to hold the post and return Canada to the chair after nearly two decades,

By Daniel Flynn, Max Hunder and Olena Harmash KYIV, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has killed hundreds of thousands of people. It has also served as a proving ground for new weapons systems and raised an uncomfortable question for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Is the alliance prepared for the next war it might have to fight?

European governments are stepping up security preparations amid warnings over Russian hybrid activity and possible attacks amid growing drone-related incidents.

PRAGUE (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to NATO renewed his country’s criticism of the Czech Republic on Friday, saying it had failed to spend enough on defense. “It is disappointing to see that it has not made more progress towards meeting the Hague Defense Commitment,” Matthew Whitaker told a defense conference in Prague.

Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoons scrambled under NATO command and downed a drone over Lithuania that officials say likely came from Belarus.

Russia is testing NATO ’s resolve. The alliance’s military committee must decide how to respond. Yet reaching consensus among 32 defence chiefs will be tough. Some of them fear escalation with Russia; others worry NATO is being too meek. The size of the alliance is its greatest strength—and its greatest weakness.

Facing an increasingly aggressive Russia and with equivocal commitment from the US, Nato faces a number of important challenges.

The UK, Germany, Italy and US are taking part in combat training at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.

U.S. Marines’ boots failed in Norway, prompting inspections, replacements and questions over military footwear rules.

NATO's top commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, took part in a virtual briefing on Friday for Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on potential approaches to a review of US troop deployments in Europe.