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Cold Response 26: Alliance Strength Tested by Arctic Extremes and Political Tensions
This March, the frozen landscapes of northern Norway will once again echo to the cadence of multinational military manoeuvres as Exercise Cold Response 26 brings together some 28,000 troops from the United States and NATO partners for one of the…
Denmark’s Arctic Command invites US to join Greenland exercises as Nato allies plan larger presence
Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command has formally invited the United States to take part in forthcoming military exercises in Greenland, amid a wider Nato push by European allies to expand training and contingency planning around the Arctic island. Major General Søren…
France leads small Nato mission to Nuuk amid US claims on Greenland
A small European Nato deployment has begun arriving in Greenland as Denmark and its allies move to underline their role in Arctic security amid renewed US pressure to take control of the territory. France confirmed that a 15-strong contingent had…
China, Russia and Iran join South Africa for BRICS naval drills off Cape Town
CAPE TOWN — Warships from China, Russia and Iran have begun a week of naval drills with South Africa in waters off Cape Town, in an exercise organised under the BRICS grouping as Washington escalates action against Venezuelan oil shipments.…
From Talk to Action: UK and Japan Advance Defence Pact
The sight of British and Japanese soldiers exercising shoulder-to-shoulder will strike many observers as one of the quietly encouraging defence stories of the year. At a moment when the global security picture is far from reassuring, the partnership taking shape…
Armed with Signals: How Britain’s Soldiers Are Mastering Jungle-Tech to Secure the Future
In the steamy undergrowth of Belize, a small team of soldiers from 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron — part of the UK’s 16 Air Assault Brigade — recently undertook a demanding mission. But it wasn’t one of assault or rescue. Instead,…
Dark Eagle: what the U.S. Army’s hypersonic missile means for Europe and Asia
Russia has warned that the United States intends to deploy its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), known as “Dark Eagle”, in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, asserting that missiles based in Germany could reach central Russia in six to seven minutes. The…
STRATCOM’s ‘Global Thunder 26’ nuclear command-and-control drill under way
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has begun its annual nuclear command-and-control exercise, Global Thunder, with this year’s iteration—Global Thunder 26—having commenced on 21 October 2025. The long-planned drill tests the procedures, communications links and decision-making that underpin U.S. nuclear deterrence, and…
NATO launches annual ‘Steadfast Noon’ nuclear-deterrence drill
NATO on Monday, 13 October, opened its annual nuclear-deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon 2025, a two-week training activity hosted by the Netherlands and conducted largely over the North Sea. The Alliance said the exercise is routine, long-planned and unrelated to current…
NATO to launch annual ‘Steadfast Noon’ nuclear deterrence exercise on 13 October
NATO will begin its annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon, on Monday, 13 October, the Alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed on Friday, 10 October. He said the drills are designed to ensure that NATO’s nuclear forces remain “credible, safe,…