DefenceTalkChina and Nepal are preparing to hold their first-ever joint military exercises, officials from both countries confirmed. A spokesman for China’s Defense Ministry said last week the two nations had agreed during talks to hold joint military drills. He did not provide details, adding that more information would be released later. The spokesman said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-and-nepal-to-hold-first-joint-military-exercises-69582/

DefenceTalkU.S. Navy ships assigned to Commander, Task Force 30 and CTF-70 are scheduled to begin a series of exercises with the South Korean navy tomorrow to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and procedures. The U.S. routinely conducts carrier strike group operations in the waters around South Korea to exercise maritime maneuvers, strengthen the U.S.-South […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korean-navies-to-hold-partnership-exercises-69537/

DefenceTalkCAMP SOUMAGAHARA, Japan — American Marine Corps and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces conducted aerial integration training using the Marines’ MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and Japanese CH-47 Chinook helicopters during exercise Forest Light 17-1 in the Soumagahara training area of Gunma prefecture, Japan, March 10, 2017. This portion of the exercise familiarized both nations’ forces with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-japanese-forces-train-together-during-forest-light-exercise-69474/

DefenceTalkThe Japanese and US navies are conducting joint exercises in the East China Sea as tension intensifies in the region following North Korea’s missile tests, local media reported on Friday. The two sides launched the drill earlier this week, involving Japanese destroyers and a US Navy carrier strike group, the Sankei Shimbun daily and Kyodo […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-us-conduct-navy-drill-in-east-china-sea-69437/

DefenceTalkThe Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed to Guam to participate in Exercise Cope North 2017—a high end air combat and humanitarian assistance exercise. Up to 12 F/A-18A Hornets from Number 3 Squadron at RAAF Williamtown have all been assigned to Exercise Cope North and will be operating alongside aircraft from the United States […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raaf-to-test-skills-in-high-end-air-warfare-exercise-69269/

DefenceTalkWar games 360: Your first-hand combat drills experiencehttps://www.defencetalk.com/war-games-360-your-first-hand-combat-drills-experience-69258/

DefenceTalkSTUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command brought together service members around the world for a computer-assisted global command-and-control exercise called Austere Challenge 2017, which focused on European security. Austere Challenge was a massive command post exercise involving the participation of thousands of U.S. troops in Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the U.S. The exercise, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eucom-nato-troops-undertake-global-exercise-austere-challenge-69239/

DefenceTalkThe People’s Liberation Army has released a video of a recent exercise employing the advanced DF-16 medium-range ballistic missile, a weapon seen as filling a gap in the nation’s arsenal. Several launch vehicles carrying the ballistic missiles were seen in the footage that the PLA published on its video website, released to show the training […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pla-drill-features-advanced-missile-69005/

DefenceTalkAfter eight days “at war” the F-35A Lightning II is proving to be an invaluable asset during Red Flag 17-01, the Air Force’s premier air combat exercise held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The F-35A is a fifth-generation, multi-role stealth fighter designed to gather, fuse, and distribute more information than any other fighter in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35a-proving-its-worth-at-red-flag-combat-exercise-68992/

DefenceTalkIran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic missile test launch last weekend. Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump took office last month promising a tough line on what he sees […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defiant-iran-in-missile-exercise-day-after-us-sanctions-68989/