Valiant Shield
Coverage of Valiant Shield in the Nexus archive.
- Japanese torpedo sends US ship to the ocean floor during Valiant Shield exercise
The U.S. Navy's decommissioned USS Juneau was sunk by a torpedo from a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine during the Valiant Shield exercise, a multinational training event involving the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The exercise aims to enhance joint operational capabilities across multiple domains, with environmental precautions taken before the ship's sinking.
- LeoLab’s new, mobile space-watch radar to participate in Valiant Shield exercise
LeoLab’s new mobile space-watch radar, Scout-S, will remain operational after the Valiant Shield exercise ends on July 1 and is already contributing data to LeoLab’s space monitoring network.
- US to send Typhon, Himars missile systems to Japan for drills amid China tensions
The US military will deploy Typhon midrange missile launchers and Himars rocket systems to southwestern Japan next month for joint exercises with Japan's Self-Defence Forces. The deployment to Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima prefecture during June-September joint exercises is intended to deter China amid regional tensions.