BUB: Exercises A-Go-Go

South Korea aren't the only ones holding large-scale exercises right now. This afternoon's BUB looks at some of the others.


The Brits and Indians are staging a submarine duel while PM Cameron is in town.

The Indian and British navies are all set to launch submarine combat wargames on the western coast on Wednesday, even as British PM David Cameron begins his three-day visit to India.

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As for the naval wargames beginning Wednesday, the Trafalgar-class HMS Talent submarine is going to match its combat skills against the Indian INS Shankush submarine off the Goa coast.

Along with this, the Indian and British navies are also conducting a "table-top'' exercise, dubbed Konkan-2010'', at the maritime warfare centre in Mumbai. "Experiences from this exercise will be utilised to refine concepts for future Konkan exercises with warships, submarines and aircraft,'' said an official.

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The US and Mozambique will hold a joint exercise under AFRICOM.

The U.S. and Mozambican militaries have begun a week of joint training exercises in peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations.

Mozambique's defense ministry said Wednesday the exercises in Moamba district, in southern Mozambique, will include about 800 Mozambican and 700 U.S. personnel.

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China is feeling the need to show off their own naval muscles in response to recent US-SK puddle-splashing.

China's air force this week is conducting a five-day exercise involving scores of aircraft and 12,000 soldiers. Dubbed "Vanguard 2010," it is the latest sign of China flexing its muscles amid rising military tensions with the United States.

The strains — especially over operations in the South China Sea — represent a new area of dispute between China and the U.S.

China's military drills were once top secret, announced only after they were completed. But these days China's armed forces seem to want to broadcast its movements to the world.

This latest exercise is taking place in the central province of Henan and eastern province of Shandong, which abuts the Yellow Sea, and includes 100 military aircraft. It is the latest in a series of high-profile maneuvers, including naval exercises last week in the South China Sea, which were the largest of their kind.

By: Brant