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U.S. warplanes to arrive in Greenland for planned NORAD exercises
NORAD aircraft will support routine defense drills at Pituffik Space Base, reinforcing US, Canadian, and Danish cooperation amid Arctic security tensions, NORAD said.
- North American Aerospace Defense Command said aircraft from Canada and the United States will soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base to support various long-planned NORAD activities, coordinated with the Kingdom of Denmark and informed to the Government of Greenland.
- Following threats and diplomatic friction, Denmark invited the U.S. to join a military exercise as President Donald Trump pushed to acquire Greenland and refused to rule out military force, while NATO member states recently sent troops to support Denmark.
- Pituffik, the U.S. military's northernmost outpost, houses roughly 150 American troops overseen by the 821st Space Group and faces extreme Arctic conditions with a major infrastructure overhaul planned last month.
- The timing drew attention as the military did not disclose arrival dates amid growing U.S. pressure on Greenland, while the U.S. Department of Defense moved Greenland under U.S. Northern Command last summer and the Pituffik commander was fired in spring.
- Operation Noble Defender and allied drills position Pituffik Space Base as vital for missile warning and space surveillance, with Canada and NATO partners recently reinforcing Arctic security and Denmark’s support.
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The North American Joint Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) announced the imminent arrival of its aircraft at the Pitouffik military base in Greenland to participate in "long planned activities".
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