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U.S., Japan naval forces complete Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA 2025
The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA 2025 off the coast of Southern Japan near Aburatsu, Nov. 12-26.
U.S., NATO allied ties strengthened through Exercise Northern Viking 2026
Exercise Northern Viking 2026 wrapped Sept. 3 after nine days of bilateral operations between the U.S. and NATO allied nations. More than 1,200 personnel participated in training and operational evolutions in the air, on land and at sea. In addition to the U.S. and Iceland, participating nations included Belgium, Denmark, France, Norway and Poland. Specialized assets from Allied Maritime Command a...[Read More]
U.S., Republic of Korea Conduct Maritime Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise
The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy conducted a Maritime Counter Special Operations
U.S., Republic of Korea conduct Maritime Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise for 2026
The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy conducted a Maritime Counter Special Operations
U.S., ROK Navies Conduct CONSOL During Freedom Edge 25
Military Sealift Command’s commercial charter oiler motor tanker Allied Pacific conducted a consolidated cargo replenishment at sea with Republic of Korea’s Cheonji-class fast combat support ship ROKS Daecheong (AOE-58), Sept. 18, in support of Freedom Edge 25.
U.S., ROK Navies Strengthen Combined Undersea Warfare During Silent Shark 2025
The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully completed the biennial theater
UK Puts Chagos Islands Handover Deal on Hold After Trump Withdraws Support
A military base on Diego Garcia, one of the islands, has supported U.S. military operations from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan and as a base for American bombers in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund for US weapons, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine expects there will be around $3.5 billion by next month in a fund to buy weapons from the United States and help sustain its more than three-year fight against Russia’s all-out invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. The financial arrangement known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, or PURL, pools contributions from NATO members, except ...[Read More]
Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund for US weapons, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine expects there will be around $3.5 billion by next month in a fund to buy weapons from the United States and help sustain its more than three-year fight against Russia’s all-out invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. The financial arrangement known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, or PURL, pools contributions from NATO members, except ...[Read More]
Ukraine’s top drone units to bring frontline lessons to Washington this month
Some of Ukraine’s best-known drone military commanders and experts will be visiting Washington later this month to brief policymakers and defense leaders on the rapidly evolving landscape of modern drone warfare. The Ground Truth Symposium will be hosted on March 25 by the Peace Through Strength Institute, a foreign policy and defense think tank based in Washington. The event promises to translate...[Read More]
Ukraine’s top drone units to bring frontline lessons to Washington this month
Some of Ukraine’s best-known drone military commanders and experts will be visiting Washington later this month to brief policymakers and defense leaders on the rapidly evolving landscape of modern drone warfare. The Ground Truth Symposium will be hosted on March 25 by the Peace Through Strength Institute, a foreign policy and defense think tank based in Washington. The event promises to translate...[Read More]