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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  RIMPAC 2026, the World's Largest Maritime Exercise, Around Hawaii

  Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United StatesUnited States Pacific Fleet

  

  06/24/2026 - 07/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better101 days agoDVIDS caption (22 July 2026): 'more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31.'^[1]

  The 30th Rim of the Pacific exercise brought 30 nations, 30 ships, five submarines, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel to waters in and around the Hawaiian Islands from 24 June to 31 July 2026.

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Balikatan 2026 Opens With Japan and Canada as Full Participants

  General P. Santos Avenue, Camp Aguinaldo, 3rd District, Quezon City, Eastern Manila District, Metro Manila, 1110, PhilippinesArmed Forces of the Philippines

  

  Starts 04/20/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better166 days agoDVIDS caption: Lt. Gen. Christian Wortman 'addresses visitors and service members participating in Exercise Balikatan 2026 during the opening ceremony at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, April 20, 2026'.^[1]

  The annual US-Philippine Balikatan exercise opened at Camp Aguinaldo with Japan and Canada joining as full participants for the first time alongside Australia, France and New Zealand.

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Russia and Belarus Hold the Zapad-2025 Strategic Exercise

  Volodarsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Volga Federal District, RussiaRussian Armed Forces

  

  09/12/2025 - 09/16/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoKremlin^[1], 16 September 2025: 'The exercise is being held on September 12 through 16 at 41 land and sea training grounds in both countries.'

  Russia and Belarus held their first Zapad joint strategic exercise since the invasion of Ukraine, which Putin said involved 100,000 troops at 41 ranges and included practice with nuclear weapons and the Oreshnik missile, as Poland shut its border with Belarus.

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