DefenceTalkDefenceTalkGeorgia on Monday launched large-scale joint military exercises with NATO forces as part of its longstanding bid to join the alliance, which has angered Tbilisi’s Soviet-era master Russia. Some 2,800 troops from the United States, France, Britain, and Poland will take part in the Noble Partner 2020 exercises held at the Vaziani and Camp Norio […]https://www.defencetalk.com/georgia-hosts-major-drills-with-nato-forces-76275/

DefenceTalkThe United States and Georgia signed a security deal Wednesday designed to shore up the former Soviet republic’s defences against Russia as it waits to join NATO. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili inked the agreement at a ceremony in Tbilisi just two days before the annual NATO summit […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-and-georgia-sign-defence-partnership-67784/

DefenceTalkExercise Noble Partner 16 kicked off, May 11, beginning the 14-day training featuring Soldiers assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Georgian Soldiers assigned to 4th Armor Brigade and Soldiers from the United Kingdom 3d Rifles. “We are happy to host you in Georgia and to be part of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-uk-georgian-soldiers-cultivate-capabilities-in-exercise-noble-partner-67477/

DefenceTalkMoscow: The military intervention in Syria ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday marks the first time that Moscow has taken part in a war far from its borders since its troops fought in Afghanistan in the late Soviet era. It comes after Russia’s landgrab of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in March last year, when […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-post-soviet-military-engagements-beyond-its-borders-65530/

DefenceTalkFrance will supply Georgia with advanced air defense missile systems in line with a contract signed in Paris earlier this month, a Georgian news website reported on Saturday. On June 15 Georgian Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli signed an agreement with ThalesRaytheonSystems President Gerome Bedel for the purchase of “advanced” air defense systems that will “guarantee […]https://www.defencetalk.com/georgia-to-buy-advanced-air-defense-missiles-from-france-64746/

DefenceTalkExercise Noble Partner 15 kicked off here, May 11, beginning the 14-day training featuring U.S. and Georgian Service members. The exercise will involve the efforts and contributions of paratroopers, from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade; Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division; and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-georgian-forces-begin-two-week-exercise-noble-partner-64169/

DefenceTalkGeorgia’s acting prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday appointed a staunchly pro-Western politician as his new defence minister in a move aimed at boosting the country’s efforts to join NATO. “Underscoring Georgia’s strong commitment to Euro-Atlantic and European integration, the Prime Minister has nominated as Minister of Defence Mrs Tinatin Khidasheli,” the Government Chancellery said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/georgia-pm-appoints-pro-west-defence-chief-with-eye-on-nato-64086/

DefenceTalkGeorgian soldiers, alongside U.S. Marines, will deploy together as part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan after a ceremonial departure ceremony last Tuesday at Vaziani Training Area, approximately 180 kilometers south of Russia’s border. “You are better trained, more experienced and better prepared for the task at hand than we ever had before,” said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/georgians-us-deploy-to-afghanistan-to-support-nato-63705/

DefenceTalkA US warship arrived on Thursday in Georgia’s port of Batumi, the US embassy said, sending a message of support to NATO allies amid the spiraling crisis in neighboring Ukraine. The USS Taylor’s “presence in Georgia reaffirms the United States’ commitment to strengthening ties with NATO allies and partners like Georgia, while working toward mutual […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-warship-arrives-in-georgia-amid-ukraine-crisis-59532/