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3 May

Land

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Noah Sago, builder, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, guides a Mercedes-Benz 240 GD across a medium girder bridge in Evenes, Norway, on April 26, 2024. As a part of DEFENDER 24, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and Norwegian army stood up a medium girder bridge for the first time in Norway to test its functionality. Military exercises involving Allies and partner nations in the European theater remain an integral part of demonstrating readiness, interoperability, and capability. DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samuel Signor)

US, Norway Conduct Deployable Tactical Bridge Training in Bjerkvik

The US and Norway have completed military training to transport ground troops and vehicles using a deployable tactical bridge in Bjerkvik.

3 May

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Detects 26 Chinese Aircraft, Five Ships Around Island

Taiwan's defense ministry said it detected 26 Chinese aircraft and five naval vessels around the self-ruled island in the previous 24 hours.

3 May

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Air Force Activates Two EW Squadrons Amid Increasing Threats

In response to increasing threats in the electromagnetic spectrum, the US Air Force has formed two new squadrons to improve its electronic warfare capabilities.

3 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

Kansas Robotics Firm to Develop Nano Drones for US Special Ops

Kansas-based robotics developer Tesseract Ventures has received a contract to manufacture nano drones for the US Special Operations Command.

3 May

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

S. Korea’s Spy Agency Warns North Plotting Attacks on Embassies

South Korea's spy agency said Pyongyang was plotting "terrorist" attacks targeting Seoul's officials and citizens overseas.

2 May

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Floats Ukraine Troop Deployment if Frontline Breached

French President Macron said the question of sending Western troops to Ukraine would "legitimately" arise if Russia broke through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv made such a request/

2 May

Middle East