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Representatives from all the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) participant nations and partners came together at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, this week for a Security Forum on Critical Undersea Infrastru...

The Nordic Ministers of Defence met in Iceland for a two-day meeting where they discussed Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, closer cooperation between the Nordic countries in security and de...

Defence Ministers from Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) partner nations met in Amsterdam today to discuss the current situation in Ukraine and explore how the JEF can respond to, and further mitigate, ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland has decided to suspend operations of the Embassy of Iceland in Moscow from August 1st. Today, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian Ambassado...

The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) led by the United Kingdom with the Nordic countries, the Baltic countries and the Netherlands will exercise the deployment of its London-based headquarters to Icela...

Iceland has joined a UK-led training programme for Ukrainian soldiers. The programme aims to train trainers in combat medicine so that they can pass on their knowledge to other soldiers in the field. ...

The Government of Iceland has responded swiftly to Ukraine's request for increased capacity for fuel transportation, by purchasing ten fuel trucks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two of which were de...

The Reykjavík Summit of the Council of Europe last week marked the end of Iceland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Latvia has now taken over the Presidency.  “...

On May 16th, Iceland became a formal member of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, Estonia. The Centre focuses on education, public...

Today, the Reykjavík Summit, the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe member States, concluded with important decisions in support of Ukraine and the core values of the...

The Reykjavík Summit has now formally closed. The main outcome document of the Summit, the Reykjavík Declaration is available.

Accountability for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the promotion and protection of the core values of the Council of Europe are the main topics of the Summit of the...

In conjunction with the Council of Europe Summit to be held in Reykjavik from 16 -17 May, the Royal Air Force will conduct air policing for Iceland. The mission will take place from 15-19 May.  ...

The fourth Summit of the Council of Europe takes p...

Christopher G. Cavoli, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is making a short visit to Iceland. Today he met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir and receive...

Five ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 have arrived in Reykjavík for a short port visit as they conclude their participation in the annual NATO-led Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise Dynamic...

The joint team of Sweden and Iceland won the cyber defence exercise Locked Shields which took place last month. The exercise is organized annually by NATOs Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellen...

The American nuclear-powered submarine USS San Juan visited Iceland today for a brief service stop in the waters outside of Garðskagi, southwest Iceland. The Icelandic Coast Guard vessel Thor provided...

Eleven Allied nations are set to take a part in Dynamic Mongoose 2023, a large-scale Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise in the North Atlantic from April 24 to May 5. Iceland is the primary hos...

The annual Strategic Dialogue between Iceland and the United States took place in Washington, Friday, April 21. The security situation in the Euro-Atlantic area following Russia's war of aggression ag...