Northrop Grumman, NATO, and industry partners unveiled the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft during a recent ceremony in Palmdale, Calif., according to a June 4 Northrop release. Fifteen nations are contributing to the delivery of the NATO-owned and operated program, which will be comprised of five wide area surveillance Global Hawks. They are: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the United States. However, all 28 NATO nations will take part in long-term support of the program, states the release. “What you see here today is the result of one of the commitments made at the 2012 NATO Summit—to bring this advanced and critical persistent ISR capability to the Alliance to help ensure we can continue to address the range of challenges our member and other allied nations face,” said Erling Wang, chairman of the NATO AGS Management Organization. Sigonella AB, Italy, will be the main operating base for the NATO Global Hawks and the Alliance is in the process of “establishing the necessary ground stations, command and control systems, and training and logistics support services” there, said Jim Edge, NAGSMA general manager.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
