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Taiwan Tests Mobile-Network Degradation in War Drill for First Time
Authorities deliberately reduced mobile-data capacity across central Taiwan while preserving voice, text and emergency alerts, testing whether essential communications can survive a constrained network rather than a complete blackout.
Taiwan’s Han Kuang Drills Test Whether Forces Can Fight After the First Strike
Rapid-turnaround operations, dispersed production and civilian resilience show Taipei concentrating on continuity after communications, air bases and supply chains come under attack.
Scaled-back BALTOPS drill highlights NATO’s maritime stretch in the Baltic
NATO’s annual Baltic Sea naval exercise will begin this week at roughly half last year’s scale, underlining both the alliance’s continuing focus on the region and the pressure on Western naval resources from commitments elsewhere. The US-led BALTOPS exercise will…
Belarus Nuclear Drills Raise Pressure on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Belarus has begun training linked to the use of Russian nuclear weapons, adding a new military signal on NATO’s eastern border as Moscow and Minsk deepen their defence integration. Belarus said on Monday that its armed forces had begun training…
Tokyo Clearly Understands the Taiwan Threat Better Than Donald Trump Does
For decades, Japan’s post-war military posture was defined by restraint, caution and constitutional ambiguity. Yet in the increasingly dangerous waters of the western Pacific, a new realism is taking hold in Tokyo — and not a moment too soon. This…
NATO Concludes Second Neptune Strike Iteration
NATO has concluded the second 2026 iteration of Neptune Strike, a maritime-led enhanced vigilance activity designed to test allied strike integration, deterrence, and readiness across several operational domains. NATO has concluded the second 2026 iteration of Neptune Strike, its maritime-led…
Shoulder to Shoulder: Allied Forces Sharpen the Edge of Deterrence in Balikatan 2026
In the humid littorals of the western Pacific, where shifting tides carry both commerce and contest, a quiet but unmistakable message has been delivered. Exercise Balikatan 2026—already the most expansive iteration of the long-running US-Philippine military partnership—has demonstrated not merely…
NATO northern-flank exercise tests UK-Norway maritime co-operation
Exercise Tamber Shield has begun in western Norway, bringing together Royal Navy helicopters, uncrewed systems, patrol boats and Norwegian naval units for intensive training in fjord and coastal operations. British and Norwegian naval forces have begun a maritime exercise in…
French-Polish Nuclear Exercises Would Mark Significant Shift in Europe’s Deterrence Debate
France and Poland are moving towards a more explicit form of strategic defence cooperation, with nuclear deterrence now entering discussions that until recently would have remained largely confined to national doctrine and NATO’s established nuclear framework. France and Poland are…