Exercise Resolute Dragon 26:
Resolute Dragon 26 is an annual, bilateral field training exercise conducted in Japan.
- It is specifically engineered to rehearse, refine, and strengthen joint command-and-control architectures and multi-domain maneuver tactics between U.S. expeditionary units and Japanese ground forces.
- Nations Involved: United States and Japan.
- Key Features:
- Concentrates on defending key maritime routes and remote island chains during simulated Indo-Pacific crisis scenarios.
- Conducted across Kyushu and the Nansei Islands, integrating the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Japan Self-Defense Forces.
- Deploys NMESIS (anti-ship), MADIS (air and drone defence), and TRUAS (autonomous logistics drone) to enhance coastal combat capabilities.
