Prototypes of the ALTAY have a German MTU power pack consisting of engine, transmission and cooling system but production ALTAY will have a local power pack. The Allied Command Europe Mobile Force was established in 1960 as a multinational immediate reaction force that could be sent at very short notice to any part of Allied Command Europe under threat. Since the fighting began early Thursday morning in Ukraine, the Defense Department has been able to confirm that attacks have targeted military barracks, ammunitions storage and airfields. What is published in NATO Review does not constitute the official position or policy of NATO or member governments.NATO Review seeks to inform and promote debate on security issues. So, in a world of shrinking defence budgets and changing political priorities, NATO has now committed itself do to what it was established to do and much more besides.NATOs strength will always be strategic. NATO has four multinational battalion-size battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which operate on a rotational basis. More recently, 120mm air bursting munitions (ABM) have been developed and deployed and these are very useful when carrying out COIN operations that have been the main role of MBTs in Afghanistan and Iraq. The additional combat equipment will give the Army the option for another heavy armored brigade. Although economic warfare has been fought before, we are entering a new, unprecedented era of the weaponization of money, writes Alan Bollard. "It is in our economic interest that Europe is safe, secure, stable," Hodges told NBC News. Nato to deploy extra troops to alliance nations in eastern Europe These do not have the protection and mobility to operate with the LEOPARD 2 and in April 2021, a contract valued at 295M was placed with Rheinmetall covering the supply of 44 Pionierpanzer 3 DACHS, with delivery to run from 2023 through to 2029. . NATO Countries Deliver Tanks, Helicopters to Ukraine - Foreign Policy NATO has already been adjusting, of course. In the key area of firepower, this can take the form of the installation of a larger calibre main armament, developing new ammunition with enhanced characteristics and upgrades to the FCS and sighting system. First introduced in the early 1990s, the platform is cheaper than the M1A2 Abrams, costing around $4.5 .