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Exercise to unite four combatant commands to test homeland defenses for the first time
For the first time, four U.S. combatant commands are coming together this week for an exercise that simulates how the military would respond to an attack on its home turf.
Headed by U.S. Northern Command, the four-day exercise began this week off the East Coast and also involves U.S. Space, Transportation and Strategic commands, according to NORTHCOM.
The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman strike group and its air wing will join Canadian fighter jets and Air Force F-15s in conducting intercepts against adversary aircraft during the exercise, which began Thursday and will wrap up Sunday.
This week's exercise continues a long stint at sea for the Truman's crew.
The ship left Norfolk in November for its third overseas cruise in the past four years.
While the strike group's deployment began to wrap up this spring, it spent its time as a rapid-response force at sea instead of pierside in order to protect the crew from exposure to COVID-19.
An Air Force B-1B bomber will be used as the enemy aiming to infiltrate U.S. airspace as well.
Along the way, brass hope the exercise can strengthen the military's ability to communicate and share real-time information in such a scenario, according to NORTHCOM.
U.S. Transportation Command is providing refueling tankers along the coast to support defending forces during the exercise, and Space Command is providing satellite communications and GPS.
“Leading complex multi-combatant command operations across multiple domains demonstrates our readiness to defend our homeland regardless of COVID-19,” Air Force Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the head of NORTHCOM, said in a statement.
Correction: this article incorrectly stated when the Truman deployed last year. The carrier deployed in November.
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La France, troisième exportateur mondial d'armes
Selon l'Institut international de recherche pour la paix de Stockholm (le Sipri), l'Hexagone est devenu le troisième plus gros exportateur d'armes sur la période 2015-2019, assurant 7,9 % des livraisons mondiales. Seuls les États-Unis (36 %) et la Russie (21 %) font mieux. En revanche, la France dépasse la Chine et l'Allemagne, respectivement troisième et quatrième sur la période précédente (2010-2014). Cela se traduit dans les comptes des entreprises françaises de l'armement, secteur qui totalise 13 % des emplois industriels du pays. En livrant 26 Rafale à l'export l'an passé, Dassault Aviation a vu son chiffre d'affaires bondir de 44 % à 7,3 milliards d'euros. Thales affiche, lui, une rentabilité opérationnelle record de 14 % dans ses activités de défense et sécurité. Selon le Sipri, la France a livré des armes à 75 États entre 2015 et 2019. L'Égypte, le Qatar et l'Inde sont les trois principaux clients captant 54 % des exportations françaises. "Les livraisons de l'avion de combat Rafale [de Dassault Aviation] à ces trois pays représentaient près d'un quart des exportations d'armes françaises en 2015-2019", détaille le Sipri. Le Moyen-Orient compte pour 52 % des exportations françaises, devant l'Asie et l'Océanie (30 %). Et les pays européens pèsent de plus en plus : ils ont représenté 25 % des exportations en 2018 contre 10 % en moyenne les années précédentes. https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/la-france-troisieme-exportateur-mondial-d-armes.N941696