Exercises
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Aug- 2019 -27 August
China to hold new military exercises in East China Sea near Taiwan
China has said it will stage military exercises in the East China Sea near Taiwan this week, with relations tense between Beijing and the self-ruled island
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24 August
US and ASEAN navies to hold first maritime exercises in September
The US and 10 Southeast Asian states will hold their first-ever joint maritime exercises in September, aimed at preventing "wrongdoing"
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Jun- 2019 -18 June
Canadian paratrooper killed, 3 others injured during Exercise Swift Response in Bulgaria
A Canadian paratrooper died and three others – a Canadian and two US soldiers – were injured in the US Army Europe-led Exercise Swift Response in Bulgaria
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May- 2019 -23 May
Australia, Japan, South Korea and US kick off inaugural Pacific Vanguard naval exercise near Guam
The US, Japan, South Korea and Australia have kicked off "first-of-its-kind" Pacific Vanguard naval drills near Guam
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21 May
UK F-35 fighter jets head to Cyprus for first overseas exercise
UK F-35B Lightning aircraft flew RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as part of Exercise Lightning Dawn, the first overseas deployment for the Royal Air Force fighters
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13 May
Turkey begins large-scale naval exercise Denizkurdu in 3 seas
Turkey's navy launched large-scale Denizkurdu exercises at a time of rising tensions over its plans to explore for gas off the Cyprus coast
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Apr- 2019 -15 April
France, UK and US navies hold Artemis Trident counter-mine exercise off Bahrain coast
The US, French and British navies launched 'Artemis Trident' anti-mine exercises off Bahrain in support of the free movement in Gulf waters
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Mar- 2019 -5 March
UK and Egypt mark increased defense cooperation with Exercise Ahmose
British and Egyptian forces kicked off joint exercise Ahmose in northern Egypt, marking the growing strategic partnership between the two countries
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4 March
US deploys THAAD missile defense system to Israel
US European Command deployed a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Israel as part of a deployment readiness exercise
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Feb- 2019 -27 February
NATO begins Dynamic Manta submarine drills in Mediterranean Sea
Submarines, ships and aircraft from 10 NATO countries launched Dynamic Manta 2019 off the coast of Italy, beginning underwater and surface warfare training
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