Arctic Forge 25 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led biennial exercise that leverages Arctic host nation exercises Local Defense Exercise 25 in Finland and Joint Viking 25 in Norway, February 17-28, 2025, to build Arctic readiness and interoperability in support of the U.S. Army's Arctic Strategy.

Arctic Forge 25 is focused on building the U.S. Army’s Arctic capabilities including deployment to the Arctic, Arctic multi-domain operations, and Arctic sustainment, and includes approximately 330 U.S. and 750 multinational participants from Canada (TBD), Finland and Norway.

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2CR Soldier describes the Smartshooter as a C-UAS device
5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
June 13, 2025 | 0:57
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael J. Whiteside, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, describes the Smartshooter system during Project Flytrap, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, June 6, 2025. Soldiers attached a Smartshooter SMASH 2000L to M4A1 carbine rifles for improved accuracy against unmanned aerial systems. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

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