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Joint Firepower Training Projecting Future Warfare Conducted at Seungjin Training Ground

Posted on June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 by alert5

By Chang Sang-Hoe

On the afternoon of May 28, the ‘2026 Joint Firepower Training’ was conducted at the Seungjin Scientific Training Ground in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, under the supervision of the Minister of National Defense. Approximately 1,400 soldiers from 27 units of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps participated, and 457 pieces of equipment across 96 types of mobility, firepower, and air power were deployed. A total of about 1,900 people visited the site, including 400 members of the citizen observation group selected through open recruitment.

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GA-ASI and Saab complete first flight of unmanned Airborne Early Warning system

Posted on May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 by alert5

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Saab have completed the first flight of what the two companies describe as the world’s first unmanned Airborne Early Warning solution, marking a significant step in efforts to bring persistent AEW surveillance to regions and missions where manned platforms are unavailable or impractical.

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All-weather and ready: RSAF conducts medevac exercise at NUS Campus

Posted on May 13, 2026 by alert5

A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47SD Chinook helicopter touched down at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Multi-Purpose Field opposite University Hall this morning, as part of an exercise to validate ground safety measures and procedures for time-critical medical evacuations to nearby National University Hospital (NUH).

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Former U.S. minesweeper that fought Japan in WWII sunk by Japanese anti-ship missiles

Posted on May 7, 2026 by alert5

Japanese troops fired two Type-88 surface-to-ship missiles from the coast of northwestern Luzon on May 5, sinking a decommissioned Philippine Navy corvette that had once fought against Japan in the Pacific War. The missiles, fired from Culili Point in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, struck the BRP Quezon (PS-70) approximately 50 miles offshore, sending the 82-year-old vessel to the bottom of the South China Sea. The ship, which as USS Vigilance had conducted anti-submarine patrols near Okinawa, was sent to the bottom by the nation she once helped defeat. The live-fire was the centerpiece of this year’s Balikatan exercise, the annual joint military drill between the Philippines and the United States, which runs through May 8.

U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett
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Spartan transport returning from FPDA exercise makes emergency landing at Longreach after smoke alert

Posted on May 6, 2026 by alert5

A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan transport aircraft made an emergency landing at Longreach Airport in Queensland’s Central West on May 3rd after smoke was detected onboard, just days after the aircraft had completed a multinational military exercise in Southeast Asia.

Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 AU, via Wikimedia Commons
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