US EditionUS Wraps Up First-Ever Arctic Edge Exercise in Greenland
Arctic Edge 2026 involved about 1,200 U.S. and allied personnel training to defend critical infrastructure and counter threats including cruise missiles and drones.
- This past week, U.S. forces wrapped up Arctic Edge in Alaska and Greenland for the first time, with Danish-hosted operations in Kangerlussaq, Greenland.
- Launched in 2018, Arctic Edge trains responses to threats Russia and increasingly China could pose, and this year was the first in recent years staged in the dead of winter.
- Testing focused on drones, where crews tried single and small swarm scenarios of about six, with sensors detecting every drone and one net-captured intact at Fort Greely, Alaska.
- Lt. Gen. Robert Davis said the exercise revealed aircraft and maintenance crews must prepare for the Arctic before arrival, noting 'Now you can't use the aircraft until you replace the window...'
- Looking beyond the exercise, Lt. Gen. Robert Davis said, 'We don't have any intelligence that would suggest that we're actually at risk of them launching cruise missiles against Alaska,' emphasizing the need for continued military preparedness.
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U.S. and allied military service members have begun the second week of a major training exercise in Alaska. The exercise, called Arctic Edge 2026, focuses on training for drone and missile attacks on military installations and key infrastructure. This year’s exercise will extend into Greenland.
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