Canada-led brigade in Latvia moves beyond tripwire role, commander says
“Right now I have a brigade, there is nothing on the other side of the border that can take out this brigade,” the unit commander told Defense News.
Asia Pacific
US Marines practice seizing remote islands in Philippine exercise
Based on Oahu, MADIS crews face limitations when live-firing at home, so Konien was enthusiastic about the opportunity to fire rounds and missiles abroad.
Japan fires first-ever missiles from Philippine soil
The first Type 88 missile hit its target – a former minesweeper dating from WWII – 47 miles away after a six-minute flight.
Turkish exercise sees Libya’s rival forces train together for second time within weeks
Turkey continues to pursue its approach to Libya under the “One Army, One Libya" mantra.
Interview: Gen. Ronald Clark, US Army Pacific commander
For Clark, who has headed USARPAC since Nov. 8, 2024, this 41st iteration of Balikatan represents a “full-circle event.”
US Army tests fresh drones, 3D printers at ‘Balikatan’ drill in the Philippines
In addition, the lab was testing a containerized solar-panel micro grid to generate electricity, a quieter alternative to diesel generators.
US Marines help gun down beach invaders in simulated Philippines defense
Afterwards, as the repulsed “enemy” withdrew in disorder, a coup de grace was delivered by an explosive-laden, first-person-view drone.
Canadian military aims to show it can go it alone in the Arctic
Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to ensure that Canada can protect the Arctic without any outside help.
Norway’s elite Arctic soldiers still dig their own snow caves to hide from drones
Besides hiding from enemy drones, Norwegian reconnaissance soldiers trial their own unmanned craft to spy on adversaries.
French Navy dials up stress level in crew drills after Red Sea experience
The idea is to make people "feel like their final hour has come," said the officer in charge of training naval surface personnel.
Ukraine feeds sensitive military data to Palantir AI for training
Dubbed the Dataroom, the secure digital environment will allow Ukrainian defense companies to train and validate their algorithms.
Philippines tests new battle plan for fending off invaders alone
In the event of a war, officials believe local forces must hold out for at least a month before reinforcements from allies arrive.
Rare Turkey-Egypt naval drill may signal end of ‘bad old days’
The countries had regularly held joint military exercises until 2012, when political relations deteriorated after the overthrow of the Egyptian government.
Vendors line up to fill Japan’s F-35 pilot training gap
Tokyo is currently mulling its options for new advanced jet trainers.
Meta and Anduril work on mixed reality devices for the US military
Anduril and Meta plan to build VR/AR extended reality headsets for the military as part of the the contract that Anduril took over from Microsoft.
Target vessel sank before it could be hammered at drill in Philippines
While the vessel took itself out before it could be hit by missiles, Balikatan organizers conducted other elements of the planned live-fire event.
Train like you fight: Taiwan comes to grips with an old military adage
Military planners have vowed to inject a greater degree of realism into military training, as China readies new tactics for a potential invasion.
