Exercises
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Jun- 2018 -4 June
Taiwan air force F-16 crashes during training exercises
An F-16 belonging to the Taiwan Air Force is believed to have crashed into a mountain during military drills in northern Taiwan
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4 June
US Navy 6th Fleet sets sail for Baltic Sea war games
Naval forces from 22 NATO and partner nations take part in Baltops 2018, the largest naval exercise in the Baltic Sea
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3 June
18,000 troops begin US Army-led Saber Strike in eastern Europe
Around 18,000 troops from 19 mostly NATO countries take part in the annual Saber Strike U.S.-led military exercises in Poland and the Baltic states to boost combat readiness on the alliance's eastern flank
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May- 2018 -31 May
China participates in West Africa ‘Eku Kugbe’ naval exercise for the first time
China sent its guided-missile frigate Yancheng to Lagos for a multinational naval exercise in the Gulf of Guinea, the first time it has participated in the Nigerian-led maritime conference
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31 May
US, Japan and India to carry out naval exercise under new Indo-Pacific Command
The US, Japanese and Indian navies will carry out latest the latest 'Malabar' maritime security exercise off the coast of Guam this summer
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23 May
US disinvites China from RIMPAC exercise over South China Sea ‘militarization’
China will not be participating in the biennial RIMPAC, or Rim of the Pacific Exercise, this year, after being disinvited, a Pentagon spokesperson said
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7 May
NATO kicks off battle-training phase of exercise ‘Siil’ in Estonia
NATO and partner troops began the second phase of a two-week exercise that brings together more than 15,000 troops from 19 countries, the largest in Estonia since it gained independence
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Apr- 2018 -24 April
Taiwan to stage live-fire exercise simulating Chinese invasion
Taiwan will practice thwarting a Chinese "invasion" in annual live fire drills in June, simulating surprise coastal assaults to reflect increased military threats from Beijing, officials said
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19 April
Chinese combat helicopters hold live-fire drills off southeast coast
Chinese combat helicopters conducted live-fire drills with missiles off the country's southeast coast, state media said, without confirming whether the exercises took place in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
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5 April
The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram
The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, emphasizing operational activity
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