Asia-Pacific
Keen Sword 27 opens on Ishigaki with 45,000 Japanese and 11,000 U.S. personnel and seven partner nations
The biennial Japan-US exercise began on 19 October and runs to 29 October, with forces from seven other countries and…
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Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: ten days and nine nights of “real combat” in the Lu Sheng 2 exercise – with M1A2T tanks and drones in the defence of the north
Taiwan’s army is in the middle of its annual brigade-level Lu Sheng 2 exercise, which this year runs ten days…
Europe
Steadfast Duel 26 ends: NATO command exercise has Estonia rehearsing its own war plan
NATO's Steadfast Duel 26 command post exercise ended on 15 October with all 32 allies taking part. Estonia says it…
Drones
EDA-funded AIRSENSE system flies a drone over land without satellite signals in Portugal trials
A European Defence Agency project has shown that an image-based navigation system can guide a drone over land without GNSS,…
Asia-Pacific
USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group arrives in Yokosuka ahead of exercise Keen Sword
The U.S. 7th Fleet says the carrier, a cruiser and a destroyer have reached Yokosuka for maintenance, resupply and preparation…
Europe
Airbus links German IRIS-T SLM and Swedish Patriot to one air defence network in Crete
During exercise SPARTAN ARROW 26 in Chania, Airbus networked the German IRIS-T SLM, a Swedish Patriot battery and the German…
Drones
Baykar shows Akinci, TB2, K2 and Kemankeş 1 working together at Ateş Serbest-2026
Baykar says its unmanned platforms demonstrated swarm operations, target detection, precision strike and network-centric mission management during the Ateş Serbest-2026…
Europe
NATO opens annual Steadfast Noon nuclear exercise in Italy with 17 nations
NATO says its annual nuclear deterrence exercise began on 13 October 2026 in Italy with 17 nations, uses no live…
Asia-Pacific
Singapore and Brunei mark 50 years of defence ties with a Joint Parade at Muara Naval Base
Singapore and Brunei Darussalam held a Joint Parade with 256 personnel at Muara Naval Base on 10 October to mark…
Cyprus
Cyprus National Guard to hold four days of live-fire drills at Kalo Chorio for exercise IRIS-2026
The Cyprus National Guard General Staff announced on October 11 that live-fire drills will take place by day from Monday,…
Asia-Pacific
Keen Sword 27: Japan and the US to drill defence of the south-western islands, with 45,000 Japanese troops and missiles on Yonaguni and Ishigaki
Exercise Keen Sword 27 will run from October 19 to 29 with 45,000 Japanese personnel, 40 ships and 260 aircraft.…
Military & Defense
MEDUSA-15: Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and Italy Send Message of Strength South of Crete
Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, France and Italy launch MEDUSA-15 south of Crete, combining air, naval, special-operations and unmanned-system training in the…