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The character of warfare is changing, and the growing use of unmanned aircraft systems on battlefields around the world is forcing militaries to adapt faster than ever.

U.S. Air Forces Central and the Montana Army and Air National Guard concluded Exercise Ak Shumkar II alongside Kyrgyz military and civilian partners following several days of combined training focused on disaster response, emergency medicine, fire and rescue operations, and urban search and rescue.

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Airmen from the 355th Wing strengthened their ability to operate in contested environments during Coyote Storm 26.2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Sept. 14-17.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), along with the "Swamp Foxes" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74, completed a rigorous Task Force Exercise (TFEX) Sept. 18.

Senior U.S., Australian and Japanese officials met recently to discuss areas for further cooperation on mutual sustainment of their naval forces. Their focus was on opportunities for expanded training, technology sharing, wargaming and exercises to continue building maritime logistics interoperability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Inside the flooded ballast tanks of a Virginia-class submarine, where there is no natural light and spaces are tighter than shoulder-width, Royal Australian Navy divers are learning how to sustain one of the world's most advanced undersea platforms. Although the work is gritty, technical, and claustrophobic, it represents one of the clearest signs yet that AUKUS-the enhanced security partnership between Australia, the U.S. and the U.K.-is progressing and delivering results.

The U.S. Navy recently demonstrated a new capability designed to make autonomous aircraft easier to plan, operate and integrate into future combat missions.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 21, 2026, to begin deployment operations.

On September 13, 2026, the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy successfully conducted the proof-of-concept launch of an exercise U.S. Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo from an allied uncrewed platform, the Royal Navy's XV EXCALIBUR, at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) in Scotland.

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Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna welcomed the agreement reached between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland, noting that it will reinforce security in the Arctic and across the wider Arctic region.

Minister of Defence Martin Herem met in Tallinn with the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), British Air Chief Marshal Sir Johnny Stringer. They discussed the current security environment, as well as ongoing plans and initiatives to strengthen NATO's deterrence and defence posture.

The opening ceremony of the "Power of Unity - 2026" joint military exercise, involving military personnel from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan, was held, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC.

While on a working visit to the United States, President Gitanas Nausėda received confirmation that a new rotation of U.S. troops is already on its way to Lithuania.

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The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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