As geopolitical competition intensifies in the Arctic, the United States, Canada and their partners are using the vast northern region as a training ground for increasingly complex homeland defense scenarios. Arctic Edge 2026, a large multinational exercise spanning Alaska and Greenland, has placed particular emphasis on cruise missile defense, reflecting growing concern that future threats to North America could approach from the High North. […]
Looking ahead, Arctic Edge is only one part of a growing calendar of Arctic military activity in 2026. This month, NATO and partner nations are engaging in Cold Response 2026 in northern Europe, expected to involve tens of thousands of troops training for large-scale operations in Arctic and sub-Arctic environments.
Together, these exercises highlight how the High North, once seen primarily as a remote frontier, is rapidly becoming a central arena for strategic competition and defense planning. Läs artikel