Military Exercises
Saturday, August 23, 2014 - 16:15
Russia and its allies are practicing military drills involving a "separatist" force supported by sympathetic co-ethnics across the border, trying to provoke the central government into a disproportionate use of force, justifying an invasion by the bordering country.
Friday, August 22, 2014 - 06:40
The nascent alliance between Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey took a big step forward this week when the defense ministers of the three countries met trilaterally for the first time and promised to carry out joint military exercises.
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 08:03
The air forces of Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and Malta are participating in an exercise being conducted by US naval forces stationed in the Mediterranean and Italy, in a reaction to security concerns prompted by the Tripoli airport siege.
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 06:56
The Russian defense ministry said Wednesday it was conducting fresh military exercises in the south of the country as fighting intensified between rebels and government forces in Ukraine.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 09:38
China will host multinational anti-terror drills under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Russian military spokesman told RIA Novosti early on Tuesday.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 09:03
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia will hold joint military exercises. The agreement was reached at a meeting of defense ministers of the three countries in Nakhchivan Aug.19, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov told journalists following the meeting.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 08:00
On August 18, the USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), a a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser from the United States' Navy 6th Fleet, made a port visit in Batumi. The Vella Gulf’s visit reaffirms the United States’ commitment to strengthening ties with NATO allies and partners, while working toward promoting peace and stability in the Black Sea region.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 07:27
Up to 3,000 personnel of special task forces representing member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Russian-led security alliance of former Soviet republics, are involved in the military drills that kicked off on Monday in Kazakhstan, a spokesman for the organization said.
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 06:21
When the Shanghai Cooperation Organization exercises kick off August 24, the organization that is often promoted as an "alternative to the West" will be benefitting from American and European contributions.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 06:33
The joint military exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will involve about 7,000 troops, the largest number in an SCO exercise in many years, as the organization seems to be taking on a new prominence in the wake of collapsing Russia-West relations.