DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States on Wednesday launched a five-day joint naval exercise in the face of angry North Korean protests and warnings backed by missile tests. Two separate drills began simultaneously in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and off the southern port of Mokpo, South Korean military officials said. The drill off […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-us-naval-drill-begins-in-face-of-norths-anger-60181/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired 100 artillery shells into the sea Monday in a live-fire drill near the eastern maritime border with South Korea that followed a recent series of missile tests. The drill began shortly before midday (0300 GMT) using land artillery units based at the eastern tip of the Demilitarized Zone that bisects the Korean […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-100-artillery-shells-into-sea-60155/

DefenceTalkExactly one year ago, the first of the UK’s fleet of next-generation, anti-submarine maritime patrol Merlin helicopters was being delivered to the Royal Navy. The delivery of the five helicopters to the Navy’s Fleet Air Arm, upgraded as part of a £750M Lockheed Martin contract, marked a significant milestone. But that was just the beginning. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/merlin-demonstrates-its-mettle-in-royal-navy-exercise-deep-blue-60151/

DefenceTalkBulgaria was hosting joint navy drills with fellow NATO members in the Black Sea on Friday, as the United States tries to reassure a region worried about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. Navy ships from the United States as well as Greece, Romania and Turkey, and four destroyers from NATO’s maritime immediate reaction force and a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bulgaria-nato-allies-hold-black-sea-drills-60057/

DefenceTalkThe Russian military is to test its new mobile communications system, which is superior to its foreign alternatives, during the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise in Russia’s Eastern Military District, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday. “In the course of the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise, which will be conducted in September of this year in the Eastern Military District, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-test-new-mobile-communications-system-during-vostok-2014-exercise-59980/

DefenceTalkAirbus Defence and Space has congratulated the Royal Saudi Air Force on its successful deployment of eight F-15 fighters to the USA for Red Flag 2014 through the use of its new fleet of Airbus A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transports. In a letter to RSAF Commander Gen Fayyadh Al Ruwaili, Philippe Galland, Head of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-air-force-completes-transatlantic-f-15-deployment-for-red-flag-2014-59868/

DefenceTalkMalaysia: Exercise Cope Taufan kicked off today, a biennial Large Force Employment exercise between the Royal Malaysian Air Force and Pacific Air Forces. More than 450 Airmen are participating, as well as four U.S. Air Force airframes, which includes the inaugural deployment of the F-22 Raptor to a Southeast Asian exercise. The Hawaii National Guard’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-22s-deploy-to-malaysia-for-exercise-59864/

DefenceTalkU.S. Army Europe and its regional partners in the Baltic region kicked off the joint, combined multinational military exercise Saber Strike 2014 at the Adazi Training Area, June 9. The exercise, scheduled to conclude June 20, spans multiple locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and involves approximately 4,500 personnel from 10 countries. Latvia, the host […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exercise-saber-strike-14-demonstrates-international-cooperation-59841/

DefenceTalkChina has confirmed it will participate in a major US-organized naval drill for the first time, official media said Monday, amid heightened distrust between the two military powers. The Chinese navy will participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational naval exercises, the military’s official People’s Liberation Army Daily reported. China is embroiled in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-join-us-led-naval-drill-for-first-time-pla-59813/

DefenceTalkNATO on Monday launched one of its largest military manoeuvres in the Baltic states since tensions spiked with neighboring Russia over its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. Around 4,700 troops and 800 military vehicles from 10 countries including Britain, Canada and the United States are participating in the Sabre Strike exercises near the Latvian capital […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-launches-fresh-war-games-near-russia-border-59826/