Closing ceremony of Agile Spirit 2021 exercise

The U.S. and Georgia-led Agile Spirit 2021 military exercise was officially wrapped up at the Orpholo training area near southern town of Akhaltsikhe on August 6.

This is the tenth Agile Spirit exercise hosted by Georgia. Launched in 2011, the drills were an annual U.S. Marine Forces Europe exercise between the U.S. and Georgian forces. But since 2018, it transitioned to a biennial U.S. Army Europe and Africa exercise, to be held on every odd number year.

This year, about 2500 troops from fifteen NATO members and partners – Georgia, the U.S., the UK, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, turkey, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Spain, Canada, Italy and Lithuania – participated in the drills between July 26 – August 6.

Georgian Army receive first batch of M249 light machine guns

Georgian Army receive first batch of M249 light machine guns. The MGs already have been given to the Georgian Army 4th mechanised Brigade. This US origin machine guns will replace the IWI Negev MGs and small number remainder soviet era RPK-74s.

Israel RAFAEL defense will modernised the Georgian Air Defence System

Georgian Ministry of Defence signed an important agreement with RAFAEL defense of Israel, according to which country's air defence systems will be fully modernized.

We have signed an important agreement with @RAFAELdefense of #Israel, according to which our air defence systems will be fully modernized. This agreement demonstrates our strong effort to develop Georgia's air defence capabilities for stronger resilience and deterrence. pic.twitter.com/xQpYpsqZMB

— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) September 11, 2020

Photos of the Georgian Army's Air Defence System Spyder-SR at the Georgia Independens Day, 26 May of 2017 (Link 26 მაისის ღონისძიებაზე გამოტანილი ებრაული ჰსთ კომპლექსი Spyder-SR და ზცრს LAR-160)

"Noble Partner 2020" military exercises with NATO begin in Georgia

By the time of the opening of the international exercises Noble Partner 2020 aviation delivered personnel from the participating countries to Georgia. A convoy of military equipment from the United States arrived in Poti by sea from Virginia, calling at the Romanian port of Constanta. Delivery was carried out by the ship Ocean Freedom.

The convoy of equipment under the flags of Georgia and the United States proceeded towards Vaziani, where the exercises were officially opened at the site of the 4th Mechanized Brigade.

This year, the exercise will end on September 18. In addition to the Georgian and American servicemen, the military from France, Great Britain and Poland will also take part in them. The maneuvers are carried out to improve the training and compatibility of the Georgian armed forces with the armies of the NATO countries. It is stated that by participating in the exercises, Tbilisi is making a feasible "contribution to maintaining a stable and secure environment in the Black Sea region."

As the head of the Georgian government Giorgi Gakharia said at the opening ceremony, this small Caucasian country intends to achieve Euro-Atlantic integration in this way. In addition, according to Gakharia, the maneuvers should contribute to solving problems on a global scale:

We all understand very well that the knowledge that our soldiers will receive here should be used to establish global peace.

  

საქართველოში პირველად ჩამოფრინდა აშშ-ს ფლოტის საპატრულო ავიახომალდი Boeing P-8 Poseidon

როგორს საქართველოშ აშშ-ს საელჩოს გვერდი იუწყება - საქართველოში პირველად ჩამოფრინდა აშშ-ის საზღვაო ძალების საპატრულო ავიახომალდი Boeing P-8 Poseidon. 

ამ ისტორიული ვიზიტისას პოსეიდონმა შავი ზღვის აღმოსავლეთ ნაწილში საქართველოს სანაპირო დაცვასთან ერთად წვრთნები ჩაატარა. საზღვაო პატრულირების ავიახომალდის საქართველოში შემოსვლა კიდევ ერთხელ უსვამს ხაზს ჩვენი ორი ქვეყნის მტკიცე სამხედრო პარტნიორობას.

U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft made a historic first visit for that type of aircraft to Georgia and conducted training with the Georgian Coast Guard in the eastern Black Sea as part of the visit. This visit underscores the strong military-to-military relationship between Georgia and the United States.