DefenceTalkRussia on Friday prepared to hold fresh military exercises near Ukraine’s borders amid renewed diplomatic talks between the Kremlin and Europe, which fears an invasion of the ex-Soviet state. Moscow has around 100,000 troops stationed close to Ukraine’s frontier and Western leaders have scrambled to hold talks with Russia fearing an attack. The Russian defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-presses-on-with-war-games-along-ukraines-borders-77922/

DefenceTalkRussia announced Thursday it will hold huge naval drills in the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific and Mediterranean this month and February, at a time of heightened tensions with Western nations. The war games will involve “more than 140 warships and support vessels, more than 60 aircraft, 1,000 pieces of military equipment, and about 10,000 servicemen,” the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-hold-naval-drills-in-atlantic-pacific-arctic-mediterranean-77700/

DefenceTalkTehran: Iran, Russia and China will begin on Friday joint naval drills for three days in the Indian Ocean, seeking to reinforce “common security”, an Iranian naval official said Thursday. The announcement of the manoeuvres coincides with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Moscow, where he said Tehran has “no limits for expanding ties […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-russia-china-to-stage-indian-ocean-war-games-77703/

DefenceTalkFighter jets practiced landing on a highway in southern Taiwan on Wednesday as part of an annual live-fire military exercise that simulates defending the island against an invasion by China. Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by Beijing, which claims the island as part of its territory and has vowed to one day […]

DefenceTalkUS-led forces are carrying out war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara, in exercises jointly organized with Morocco and touted by US Africa Command as its largest. More than 7,000 personnel from nine countries and NATO are taking part in the exercises codenamed “African Lion”, which kicked off on June 8, according to […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkRussia on Friday said its navy had begun military exercises in the central waters of the Caspian Sea north of the Azerbaijani capital Baku, insisting there was no threat to neighboring states as Armenia and Azerbaijan battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The war games are taking place north of Azerbaijan’s Absheron peninsula, where Baku is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-kicks-off-caspian-war-games-during-azerbaijan-armenia-conflict-76471/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe United States will send 600 soldiers to take part in a training exercise in Germany in the coming weeks, even as Washington considers reducing the number of troops stationed in the country, AFP learnt Thursday. The US defence ministry has informed representatives of the German parliament’s defence committee of the plans to push ahead […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-send-600-troops-to-germany-for-war-games-75737/

DefenceTalkThe US military has cancelled a large-scale exercise involving thousands of troops in the Philippines because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to scrap Balikatan 2020 was taken “in light of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding COVID-19 pandemic and in the best interest of the health and safety of both countries’ forces”, US Indo-Pacific Command chief […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-cancels-major-philippines-war-games-due-to-virus-74994/

Russia’s Defense Ministry has invited 90 countries, including NATO members, to participate in the 2020 International Army Games, Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting of the Games’ organizing committee. He noted that the 6th Army Games were scheduled to be held between August 23 and September 5. “Invitations have been sent […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday observed massive military drills off the coast of Moscow-annexed Crimea that involved test launches of cruise and hypersonic missiles. Russia’s commander-in-chief was on board the cruiser Marshal Ustinov to watch the joint drills by the Northern and Black Sea Fleets, the Kremlin said. He watched test launches of Kalibr […]