On 9 October 2025, UK's A400M Atlas executed the first-ever landing on Norway’s remote Jan Mayen island, delivering a U.S. Marine Corps JLTV for a trilateral deployment with the Norwegian Armed Forces and UK Royal Marines; the mission underscores NATO’s capacity to sustain operations across the High North’s most austere terrain, as reported by the Royal British Air Force. The RAF states the JLTV stood in as a surrogate for the Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), validating access and logistics on this volcanic outpost astride key transatlantic sea lanes. The sortie demonstrates credible mobility for multi-domain operations where resupply is difficult and weather conditions are extreme, reinforcing allied readiness in a region NATO views as strategically vital. Read Full Defense News At This Link.
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| The defense products at the heart of the operation are the RAF’s Airbus A400M Atlas airlifter and the U.S. Marine Corps JLTV configured to simulate NMESIS coastal anti-ship capability (Picture source: Royal British Air Force) |