NATO announces Allies join two training initiatives - Speech Brief
17 February 2026 17:55 UTC · NATO · NATO News · Source · Email X Link

NATO announces Allies join two training initiatives

Key points

  • Strengthened aircrew training and cross-border airspace use
  • Allies joined NFTE and Cross-Border initiatives

TL;DR

  • On Thursday (5 June 2025), NATO Allies further strengthened their ability to train aircrews and use cross-border airspace for exercises.
  • Canada, Denmark, Norway and Poland joined the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) High-Visibility multinational initiative.
  • Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands and Slovenia agreed to join the Cross-Border Airspace Cooperation initiative.
  • Since its launch in 2020, eight military campuses have been fully accredited for NFTE training and six are undergoing certification; on 5 March the first group graduated in Remotely Piloted Aircraft System training at the NFTE campus in Waddington, United Kingdom.
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