Exercices Multinationaux

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Skies Vigilant 2011

Polish and Russian Air Force Combat aircraft along with representatives from other NATO Countries taken part in the joint exercise "Vigilant Skies 2011", which is a joint Initiative the Russia-NATO Council concerning cooperation in the area of ​​airspace (CAI).

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Nato Tiger Meet 2011 from Peter van der Wel on Vimeo.

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RNS Admiral Chabanenko & HMS Dauntless meet in the Atlantic on their way to the annual FRUKUS naval excercies in Norfolk, Virginia

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UK Royal Navy and Saudi Arabia Participate in Red Alligator Exercise


The UK Royal Navy's Cougar 11 task group and Saudi Arabia are participating in an eight-day exercise, Red Alligator, near the Arabian Peninsula.
The task group includes HMS Albion, the escort frigate Sutherland, amphibious support ship RFA Cardigan Bay and tanker RFA Wave Knight.
The navy warships practised maritime security / counter-piracy operations, and counterterrorism missions alongside Saudi Marine forces for the first two days.
Red Alligator also includes full-scale amphibious assault operations that involve beach reconnaissance, landing craft training and live firings.
The joint exercise will conclude with a simulated joint assault operation against a target on land.

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Airview of warships during the UNITAS LII Operation (52th edition) with Navies from Mexico, USA, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Portugal (observation), Argentina and Brazil.The Unitas 2011 is intended to increase the operational interaction between the navies of the Americas and contribute to the maintenance of good diplomatic relations exist, strengthening bonds of trust and solidarity in the hemispheres.

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STENNIS, Miss. (Aug. 15, 2011) Personnel from Special Warfare Group 4 demonstrate how to inflate a flotation device for Peruvian and Panamanian military prior to a swimming exercise as part of PANAMAX 2011. PANAMAX 2011 is an annual multinational training exercise sponsored by U.S. Southern Command focusing on the security of the Panama Canal. Involving 16 nations from the Western Hemisphere and more than 3,500 civil and military personnel, the 12-day exercise takes place off the coasts of Panama and the United States, including Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Miami, Naval Station Mayport, Florida and Stennis, Mississippi, among others Aug 15-26

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PANAMA CITY, Panama (Aug. 15, 2011) – Panamanian Servicio Nacional Aero-Naval, Cmdr. Osvaldo Urrena, Commander, Task Force 803, briefs representatives of the multi-national units participating in PANAMAX 2011 at the Vasco Nunez de Balboa naval base

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STENNIS, Miss. (Aug. 16, 2011) A Chilean Navy personnel looks for possible threats during a Military Operations Urban Terrain exercise in a mock urban area as part of PANAMAX 2011.

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PANAMA CITY, Panama (Aug. 17, 2011) – Panamanian Marines attached to the Servicio Nacional Aero-Naval (SENAN) keep pace with their boat past the Ecuadorian Coast Guard cutter Isla Fernandina (LG 39) as it goes out to sea to begin its participation in PANAMAX 2011 sea phase

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PANAMA CITY, Panama (Aug. 17, 2011) – Panamanian Marines attached to the Servicio Nacional Aero-Naval (SENAN) aboard a small boat pass the Guatemalan patrol craft Azumanche (GC 653) as it goes out to sea to participate in PANAMAX 2011

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2011) – An Ecuadorean air traffic control operator signals a helicopter as it lifts off from the flight deck of the frigate BAE Moran Valverde (FM 02) during the sea phase of PANAMAX 2011

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2011) – The Ecuadoran frigate BAE Moran Valverde (FM 02), flanked by the guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43), and followed by the Peruvian corvette BAP Herrera (CM 24), move in to formation to their patrol stations in the Pacific Ocean, part of PANAMAX 2011 sea phase.

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PANAMA CITY, Panama (Aug. 17, 2011) – An Ecuadorean Sailor mans a sound-powered phone as the frigate BAE Moran Valverde (FM 02) prepares to leave the Panamanian National Aeronaval Service’s Vasco Nunez de Balboa naval base to participate in the PANAMAX 2011 sea phase.

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NATO Tigermeet 2012 in Norway

Published September 22, 2011 | By Rob Vogelaar



NTM 2012, unlike previously reported is NOT taking place in Portugal, but in Norway at Orland Air Base.

Due to increasing financial problems for Portugal, and the economic measures announced by the IMF last July. Budget for opperational training for the Portugees Air Force has suffered a drastic cutback, resulting in the cansellation of NTM 2012.

luckely only days after the announcement by 301 Sqn, the CO of 338 squadron RNoAF has already convinced Norwegian Generals, and has taken over the task of hosting NTM2012.

Source: NATO Tigermeet

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NATO’s Missile Defence – the first live-fire test




17 Nov. 2011

During the German-led exercise Rapid Arrow 2011, the NATO Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence Interim Capability (ALTBMD) was succesfully tested. Until now ballistic missile threats were only simulated and did not include firing a real interceptor missile. This time an actual interceptor missile was launched against a target area.

“At the moment there are no indications and warnings that tensions are high, that we are under the threat of a ballistic missile attack. But we could use it if the situation would change,” General Friedrich Ploeger explains. As Deputy Commander of the Allied Air Command Headquarters at Ramstein, the exercise allowed him to practice his role in engaging ballistic missile threats, as one of the Allied commanders.

Speed is of the essence


During the exercise the radar of the US ship The USS Sullivans picked up a target missile and passed that information to a German Patriot Battery at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Crete, to help it conduct an intercept. Since this communication involves the NATO Command and Control structure, the exercise showed that there’s no delay in the information flow between the US and the NATO Missile Defence systems.

“As this whole event only lasted about five minutes from the launch of the target missile to the final engagement, it also shows how critical a good C2 system is to the overall Command and Control process. Because time is very limited, we cannot pick up the phone and dial some number and try to get some people who we need to talk to. Everything must be functioning perfectly and working perfectly in order to really do Command and Control of missile defence,” General Ploeger says.

Missile Defence network


The live fire test, in which the target was successfully acquired and destroyed, is an important step in the development of NATO’s Missile Defence capability. The system consists of the sum of national missile defence assets, networked together. According to Major General (ret) Alessandro Pera, head of NATO’s Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence (ALTBMD) Program, it is a good example of NATO’s multinational approach:

“Together it is more effective than the single sum of the individual assets that the nations provide. So, this is a real example of how we can perform a better mission with the contributions of the single individual countries that by themselves would not be able to perform the entire spectrum of the mission to defend NATO from ballistic missiles,” Says Major General Pera.

According to Pera the live fire exercise operationally validated NATO’s Missile Defence system. The next step is to improve and broaden the Missile Defence protection from protecting NATO military forces to also protecting its territory and populations.

“Up until now we have been dealing with the defence of forces. For the defence of forces there are some criteria. Forces are for example trained and are, to a certain extent, hardened, can be dispersed. Obviously the population and territorial cities are not, so we need to have different criteria to deal also with these additional requirements,” he says.

That way the civilian population can also be alerted and warned in case of a missile threat.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2011) U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships are underway in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX ) 2011, a bilateral field-training exercise sponsored by the Japan Self-Defense Force. ANNUALEX allows the U.S. and Japan to practice and evaluate the coordination procedures and interoperability elements required to effectively and mutually respond to the defense of Japan, a regional crisis, or a contingency situation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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La marine russe participera à l’exercice RIMPAC 2012

L’exercice international RIMPAC 2012 se déroulera du 29 juin au 7 aout près d’Hawaï, avec la participation de pays de la région Asie-Pacifique.



La Russie sera représentée par le destroyer Bystry, un remorqueur de sauvetage et un pétrolier.

L’exercice verra aussi la participation de bâtiments venant d’Australie, Inde, Indonésie, Canada, Colombie, Corée, Malaisie, Pérou, Singapour, Etats-Unis, Tonga et Japon. 6 sous-marins, 39 bâtiments de surface, jusqu’à 200 avions et hélicoptères et près de 1.200 marines participeront à ces manœuvres.

Il est prévu que chaque participant délègue 2 observateurs et 2 officiers d’état-major pour le quartier-général de l’exercice.

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Bahrain Air Force Exercise in April




0065 General/ Gulf Region/ GCC states/ Bahrain

Manama, March 10 (QNA) – The Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) will carry out a joint air exercise from April 8 to 18 with an unprecedented participation of 22 warplanes from brotherly and friendly countries.
RBAF held a final meeting to assess preparations for the “Main Connection 2012″ air drill which was attended by representatives from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, the USA and Bahrain.
The exercise is part of RBAF training plans held jointly with brotherly and friendly countries within the framework of defense cooperation to maintain security and stability of the Arabian Gulf region. The drill is considered one of the most important exercises which Bahrain has been committed to for over 20 years.

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Manoeuvres militaires conjointes entre la Russie et la Chine



La Russie et la Chine mèneront en mer Jaune (bras de mer de l'océan Pacifique séparant la Chine de la péninsule coréenne) des manœuvres conjointes baptisées "Coopération de la Marine 2012", a annoncé lundi le porte-parole du ministère russe de la Défense, en charge de la Marine.

"Des navires de guerre quitteront le 24 avril (…) le port de Qingdao (est de la Chine) pour occuper les positions assignées dans la zone de manœuvres", a indiqué l'interlocuteur de l'agence.

En prévision des exercices, le commandant en chef de la Marine chinoise, l'amiral Wu Shengli, s'entretiendra lundi avec le vice-amiral Leonid Soukhanov. Les deux responsables monteront à bord du croiseur porte-missile Variag et du destroyer russe Admiral Vinogradov.

Le but des exercices "Coopération de la Marine 2012" est de renforcer et de développer les relations, l'interaction et le partenariat stratégique entre la Russie et la Chine, ainsi qu'entre leurs forces armées. Plus de 20 bateaux russes et chinois participeront à ces manœuvres.

Le 26 avril, les navires russes et chinois prendront part à une parade militaire en mer Jaune.

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China and Russia launch naval drills featuring anti-submarine and anti-aircraft exercises

By Associated Press, Published: April 22

BEIJING — China and Russia launched joint naval exercises Sunday that highlight warming ties between their militaries and growing cooperation in international affairs.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the six days of drills feature simulated anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and search-and-rescue operations, including electronic countermeasures and other sensitive technologies.

Retired major general Yin Zhuo said it shows a high degree of trust between the sides.

“It’s an excellent exchange for China to be able to drill jointly in such sensitive areas,” Yin told CCTV.

China’s Defense Ministry said China was sending two submarines and 16 ships to take part, including destroyers, escort vessels and hospital ships. The deputy chiefs of the countries’ navies oversaw the start of drills in the northeastern Chinese port of Qingdao, the home of China’s northern fleet.

The two militaries hold frequent exchanges, despite recent disputes over Chinese copying of Russian military technology such as Sukhoi jet fighters. China was a key customer for the former Soviet arms industry, but recent technological advances at home have made it far less dependent on Russian weaponry.

Much of that cooperation takes place within the confines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a grouping of Central Asian states that seeks to check U.S. influence in the region and began holding joint drills in 2005.

Formerly Cold War rivals for leadership of the communist world, China and Russia have since found common ground in countering liberal democratizing trends across Asia and Eastern Europe and frequently vote against Western initiatives in the United Nations Security Council.

Most recently, they have united to block any U.N. actions on Syrian violence that could lead to some form of humanitarian intervention, a prospect both nations abhor.

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ARABIAN SEA (April 22, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) move in formation with ships and submarines from partner nations including Great Britain, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia as a P-3C Orion assigned to the Tridents of Patrol Squadron 26 flies overhead. Sterett is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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ARABIAN SEA (April 22, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) move in formation with ships and submarines from partner nations including Great Britain, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Sterett is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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C-130 australien et CN 235 français dans le soleil couchant néo-zélandais



Cette semaine, une photo d’un Lockheed Martin C-130J de la Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) en Nouvelle-Zélande, prise au coucher de soleil. Dans l’arrière-plan est un CASA CN 235 des forces armées françaises en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Les avions prenaient part à l’exercice « Kiwi Flag » qui impliquait équipages et appareils de plusieurs nations de la région, y compris la République of Singapour Air Force, l’US Air Force et un avion ravitailleur KC-130 Hercules de l’US Marine Corps.

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AMMAN, Jordan — The U.S. military said May 9 that 12,000 troops from 17 countries are taking part in this month’s military exercises in Jordan, seeking to enhance their abilities to meet “security challenges.”
“The tactical execution of Eager Lion 2012 exercise will officially start on May 15,” said Maj. Robert Bockholt, public affairs officer at U.S. Special Operations Command Central.
“Eager Lion is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach integrating all instruments of national power to meet current and future complex national security challenges.”
Bockholt did not name the countries, which include U.S. ally Jordan.
“We acknowledge the right of each participating country to announce their participation in the exercise on their own terms,” he said.
In April, the U.S. Defense Department said the exercise would be held from May 7 to May 28.
Bockholt said participants were gathering in Jordan from May 7 to prepare for the land, sea and air exercise, which will be held in “various training locations.”
“In all, there are more than 12,000 service members participating in the exercise,” he said.
Some local media reports have speculated that the war games are linked to the unrest in neighboring Syria, saying the troops seek to secure Jordan’s border.
“Execution of Eager Lion 2012 is not connected to any real-world event. It has nothing to do with Syria. It is just a coincidence,” Bockholt said.
The war games come as Jordan’s Special Operations Forces Exhibition is underway, displaying new technologies by defense manufacturers around the world.
Jordan is a major beneficiary of U.S. military and economic aid, with Washington granting Amman $2.4 billion in the past five years, according to official figures.

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Eager Lion 12 17-nation military exercise underway in Jordan

Jordan is playing host to the Eager Lion 12 international military exercises, the biggest in Jordan’s history.

Taking part are army units of 17 countries, including Jordan, the United States, France, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, to name but a few.

Special action troops, naval and air force units are drilled in carrying out joint operations.

The Saudi Defence Ministry insists that the joint large-scale military manoeuvres of the US Arab allies are in no way linked to the situation in Syria and Iran, despite the media claims to the reverse.

TASS