Norway and Sweden boost military spending again to counter Russia
Military personnel operate near the border between Finland, Norway and Sweden during exercise Cold Response in March 2024. Participants from Belgium, Canada,…
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Canada leads Ardent Defender to counter explosive ordnance threat
More than 400 Canadian Armed Forces members trained with nine allied nations in October 2024 in an exercise designed to counter explosive threats. CANADIAN…
RBDF formally adopts WPS principles in historic agreement
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) leaders and U.S. officials negotiate a formal accord for the Bahamas to adopt the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) initiative,…
Norway considers building wall on Russian border
Norwegian Soldiers patrol the border with Russia in 2022. Norway recently announced it was mulling the construction of a border wall to deter the type of…
Royal Canadian Navy tracks Russian ships in North Atlantic, Baltic Sea
A Russian submarine is monitored by the crew of the HMCS Shawinigan on August 29, 2024, as it transits through the Baltic Sea. ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
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Mexican Navy scores another victory with six-ton drug seizure
The Mexican Navy and state and federal prosecutors celebrated the incineration in October 2024 of more than six metric tons of illicit drugs captured from…
U.S. Coast Guard interdicts sinking Haitian vessel, saves 169 lives
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell rescued 169 Haitian migrants near the Turks and Caicos Islands in October 2024. Haitians have fled the violence and…
PRC attack sub sinks, raising questions about corruption, naval strength
The China’s state-of-the-art nuclear attack submarine sank while undergoing final sea checks near Wuhan in May 2024. PLA ARMY NAVY
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USNORTHCOM provides disaster relief after two major hurricanes
Troops under the direction of U.S. Northern Command help Florida residents after Hurricane Milton made landfall in October 2024. U.S. AIR FORCE
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Bahamas sends first RBDF contingent to Haiti to restore stability
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) members attend a send-off ceremony before their six-month deployment to Haiti. ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE
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