Military Drills

In response to the PLA's activities, the MND initiated war-preparedness drills at strategic locations across the island

In response to the PLA's activities, the MND initiated war-preparedness drills at strategic locations

In response to China's action, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity

Notably, the latest Chinese military action is part of tensions between Taiwan and China, with frequent military activity by Beijing

Notably, China has increased its military activities around Taiwan by deploying aircraft and naval vessels

The exercise AUSTRAHIND was started in 2022 in Rajasthan and has since then become an annual event

China has increased its military activities around Taiwan by deploying aircraft and naval vessels since September 2020

Notably, the latest Chinese military action is part of tensions between Taiwan and China, with frequent military activity by Beijing

A day before, MND said that China launched satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center

The drill also serves as a stern warning to the separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces

China held large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday in what it called a warning against Taiwan independence. China's Defense Ministry said the drills were a response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's refusal to concede to Beijing's demands that Taiwan acknowledge itself as a part of the People's Republic of China under the rule of the Communist Party. Taiwan's Defense Ministry called the drills a provocation and said its forces were prepared to respond. The PLA's Eastern Theater Command spokesperson Navy Senior Captain Li Xi said the navy, army air force, missile corps were all mobilised for the drills. This is a major warning to those who back Taiwan independence and a signifier of our determination to safeguard our national sovereignty," Li said in a statement on the service's public media channel. Taiwan was a Japanese colony before being unified with China at the end of World War II. It split away in 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek's ...

China has increased its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air and naval incursions into Taiwan's ADIZ

India will host the four-nation Malabar naval exercise beginning Tuesday amid evolving security situation in the region. The navies of India, the US, Australia and Japan will carry out a series of complex naval drills during the 'sea phase' of the mega wargame. "Exercise Malabar 2024 is scheduled to take place from October 8 to 18, beginning with the Harbour Phase in Visakhapatnam, followed by the sea phase," the Indian Navy announced on Saturday. The Malabar exercise, which began in 1992 as a bilateral naval drill between the US and the Indian Navy, has evolved into a key multilateral event aimed at enhancing interoperability, fostering mutual understanding and addressing shared maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region. The exercise will feature the participation of various Indian naval platforms, including guided missile destroyers, multi-purpose frigates, submarines, fighter aircraft and helicopters. "The exercise will focus on a broad range of activities

This latest Chinese military activity adds to a series of similar provocations by Beijing in recent months

China has increased its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air and naval incursions

In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships to monitor PLA activity

In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity

The combat mission tasks were conducted in the dark, at different altitudes and included crews climbing into the stratosphere

Troops of Indian and US Armies carried out multiple drills during the ongoing 'Exercise Yudh Abhyas' in Mahajan firing ranges in Rajasthan, with the aim to strengthen interoperability and foster greater synergy between the two forces.The soldiers participated in the validation phase of Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Rajasthan. The drills included a display of targeting small drones by trained birds, firing of howitzers, heavy machine guns, and mortars, and showcasing of their armoured vehicles.During the exercise, the Indian and US troops carried out counter-terrorism drills during the exercise Yudh Abhyas, during which the choppers like the Apache attack helicopters and ALH Dhruv variants also participated.In a post on X, Amitabh Sharma, Public Relations Officer, MoD (Rajasthan), Jaipur, stated, "Validation phase of Exercise #YudhAbhyas underway at Mahajan Field Firing Range Annihilation of enemy with stealth, manoeuvre & firepower by #Apache #Prachand #Rudra WSI."Additional ...

About 130 US soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed last week to a remote western Alaska island with mobile rocket launchers amid a spike in Russian military activity off the western reaches of the US, a military official said Thursday. The deployment to Shemya Island involved soldiers from Alaska, Washington and Hawaii with the 11th Airborne Division and the 1st and 3rd Multi Domain Task Forces, Sgt 1st Class Michael Sword, a spokesperson for the 11th Airborne, said in an email to The Associated Press. The deployment coincided with eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels, including two submarines, travelling close to Alaska as Russia and China conducted joint military drills. None of the planes breached US airspace. A Pentagon spokesperson said earlier this week there was no cause for alarm. Maj Gen Joseph Hilbert, commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division, has told media the deployment to the island 1,200 miles (1,931 kilometers) southwest o