Taiwan Simulates China Turning Ordinary Drill Into Invasion
The Taiwanese military has simulated China suddenly turning one of its regular military drills into an actual attack on the island nation. The simulation was conducted off Taiwan’s east coast, where...
View ArticleUS, Japan Conduct Joint Naval Drills
The US and Japanese navies held joint exercises in the Philippine Sea this week, in a show of force as tensions with China and North Korea rise. Washington and Beijing are at loggerheads over a raft of...
View ArticleIn First, China Tagged as ‘Enemy’ in US-Japan Military Exercise
China has been explicitly labeled the hypothetical enemy for the first time in biennial US-Japan military exercise Keen Edge. Washington and Tokyo previously used a conditional name for their enemy to...
View ArticleUS Navy Medical Unit Conducts First Weapons, Threat Recognition Training
The US Navy has launched its inaugural Weapons and Threat Recognition Training Course for the agency’s Forward Deployable Preventative Medical Unit (FDPMU) to prepare them for large-scale combat...
View ArticleUS Navy Launches Operation Ice Camp in Arctic Ocean
The US Navy has launched Operation Ice Camp in the Arctic Ocean, following the arrival of two fast-attack submarines at the recently-built Ice Camp Whale. The operation began as the Los Angeles-class...
View ArticleChinese, Russian Warships Join Naval Exercise With Iran
Chinese and Russian warships have entered Iranian territorial waters for a joint naval exercise with Iran, state media reported Tuesday. This year’s maneuvers come with Middle East tensions soaring in...
View ArticleDenmark, Sweden Conduct First Joint Air Combat Drills as NATO Members
The Danish and Swedish Air Forces have conducted their first aerial combat training drills together as NATO allies in and around Danish airspace. Denmark’s F-35 Lightning II and Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen...
View ArticleUS Military to Live-Test Joint Battle Management Prototype This Year
The US military will live-test an initial iteration of the combined command and control system that connects all military branches into a unified network. The US Navy’s Valiant Shield exercise later...
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Netherlands, Lithuania to Practice Patriot Air Defense Systems in Eastern...
The Netherlands will send Patriot weapon systems to Lithuania for a bilateral exercise at NATO’s eastern flank. The activity supports ongoing military cooperation between Amsterdam and Vilnius to...
View ArticleFive Dutch Soldiers Injured in NATO Exercise Mishap
Five Dutch soldiers were injured during a NATO exercise in Germany when a Boxer armored fighting vehicle collided with a Fennek reconnaissance vehicle, the Dutch Ministry of Defence has announced. The...
View ArticlePutin Orders Nuclear Drills With Troops Near Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine, the defense ministry said Monday. Putin has upped his nuclear...
View ArticleUS Army Tests Remote Mine Neutralization System
The US Army has tested a remote landmine detect and diffuse system featuring a drone and a mortar-equipped land vehicle. The Ground Obstacle Breaching Lane Neutralizer (GOBLN) concept was designed to...
View ArticleUS, Philippine Troops Sink China-Made Vessel in War Games
US and Philippine forces sank a decommissioned China-made Philippine Navy ship Wednesday during South China Sea war games simulating an attack on an enemy vessel, officials said. The exercises are...
View ArticleUS Army Completes Nighttime Ammo Resupply Drill Via Tactical Drone
The US Army completed a nighttime ammunition resupply drill using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during a live-fire exercise in Hawaii. A G1 Gabriel vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) platform...
View ArticleJapan, Germany in Talks for First Joint Land Force Exercise
The German Army is expected to team up with Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force in a joint exercise next year to promote regional peace. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that participating in...
View ArticleBritish Army Uses 3D Printers for Spare Part Production in NATO Exercise
The British Army has produced spare parts and modifications to field vehicles and equipment using 3D printers during NATO’s Exercise Steadfast Defender in Sennelager, Germany. This marks the first time...
View ArticleUkraine Joins Combined Federated Battle Labs Network
Ukraine has joined the Combined Federated Battle Labs Network (CFBLNet) to promote multinational Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)...
View ArticleChina Shows off Robot ‘Dogs of War’ in Cambodia Drills
China’s military showed off its machine gun-equipped robot battle “dogs” Thursday at the start of its biggest-ever drills with Cambodian forces, as the United States frets about Beijing’s growing...
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US Army Demos Unmanned HIMARS
The US Army recently demonstrated the Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (AML) prototype, which offers increased firepower and magazine depth without the risk of human casualties. During the event, six...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Uses Counter Artillery Israeli Radar in Military Exercise
The Azerbaijani Land Forces used the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Elta ELM-2084 multi mission radar during a recent artillery exercise, as reported by Janes. A smaller version of the radar...
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