Archive for the ‘Defense Exercise’ Category

Israel, U.S. Postpone Massive Missile-Defense Exercise to Avoid Possible Escalation with Iran

Monday, January 16th, 2012

The US military European Command and the Israeli Ministry of Defense decided to reschedule a large missile defense exercise originally planned to take place in Israel in April 2012. The exercise will be held at a later date, in the second half of this year.
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Elite Iranian troops start exercise near Afghan border

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Ground forces of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have started military exercises near the border with Afghanistan, Iranian media said.
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PLA Armored regiment conducts military exercise in North-West China

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

It is right time to conduct training when the Tianshan Mountains is covered by accumulated snow.
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Iran tests missiles in navy war games near oil strait

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Iran on Monday test-fired two missiles on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz, official media quoted a navy spokesman as saying.
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Iranian naval units complete preliminary stage of war games

Monday, December 26th, 2011

The preliminary stage of the 10-day naval war games, entitled Velayat-90, was completed on Monday, and Iranian warships, submarines, and other naval vessels spread out across the theaters of operations, which cover a wide area from the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden.
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Iran to Hold Naval Drill Around Strait

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Iran will launch 10 days of naval drills Dec. 24 around the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route, media said, after a rumor emerged earlier this month that it planned to close the strait.
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Israel Air Force Plans Inviting Foreign Air Forces to a Multi-National Air Exercise in 2013

Monday, December 19th, 2011

The Israeli and Italian Air Forces on Friday completed a two-week joint training exercise involving fighter jets from both nations. The exercise involved pilots flying F-16A, F-16C and F-15Is from three Israeli squadrons, pitted against Italian Air Force pilots flying Eurofighter Typhoons and Panavia Tornado strike fighters.
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Russia, U.S. Special Forces to hold joint counterterrorism drills

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Joint Russian-U.S. counterterrorism exercises involving special forces of the two states will be held in May 2012, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
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Iranian war game to close Hormuz Strait a serious warning to US

Friday, December 16th, 2011

MP Hossein Ebrahimi of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told the Fars News Agency that the military exercise on closing the Strait of Hormuz, which is scheduled to be held in the near future, is a “serious warning” to the United States.
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Iran to hold war game to close Strait of Hormuz: MP

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

MP Parviz Sorouri of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said that Iran plans to practice its ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important chokepoints, which accounts for about 30% of the world’s seaborne oil shipments.
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