ORION 26: High-intensity war drill.
France leads, USA sidelined ๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐บ๐ก๏ธ
โข Largest French-led drill since the Cold War
โข 12K+ troops
โข 24 nations
โข CDG carrier in the Arctic ๐ฌ๐ฑ
โข 140 aircraft
โข 1,200 drones
โข 25 warships
โข Cyber/space ops
Message to Russia & Trump ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ธ ๐
France leads, USA sidelined ๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐บ๐ก๏ธ
โข Largest French-led drill since the Cold War
โข 12K+ troops
โข 24 nations
โข CDG carrier in the Arctic ๐ฌ๐ฑ
โข 140 aircraft
โข 1,200 drones
โข 25 warships
โข Cyber/space ops
Message to Russia & Trump ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ธ ๐
๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ธ๐ท๐บ
ORION 26 simulates a multi-domain, high-intensity state-on-state war: air, sea, land, cyber, space โ all integrated.
Scenario: coalition defends an attacked ally (read: Baltics) against Russian-style aggression. France commands. European resolve. No US dominance
2/7
ORION 26 simulates a multi-domain, high-intensity state-on-state war: air, sea, land, cyber, space โ all integrated.
Scenario: coalition defends an attacked ally (read: Baltics) against Russian-style aggression. France commands. European resolve. No US dominance
2/7
๐บ๐ธ๐ช๐บ๐ท๐บ
A new strategic reality: under Trump, US security guarantees are conditional, political, & unreliable.
Vance openly questions NATOโs core commitments. Europe no longer assumes automatic US leadership โ so ORION 26 trains without it in the command phase.
3/7
A new strategic reality: under Trump, US security guarantees are conditional, political, & unreliable.
Vance openly questions NATOโs core commitments. Europe no longer assumes automatic US leadership โ so ORION 26 trains without it in the command phase.
3/7
๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ธ๐ท๐บ
France is not hosting โ France is commanding
Operational planning. Joint command structure. Nuclear-capable carrier strike group. Charles de Gaulle deployed in the Arctic amid Greenland tensions. ORION 26 is European strategic autonomy in action.
4/7
France is not hosting โ France is commanding
Operational planning. Joint command structure. Nuclear-capable carrier strike group. Charles de Gaulle deployed in the Arctic amid Greenland tensions. ORION 26 is European strategic autonomy in action.
4/7
ORION 26 by the numbers
โข 12,500 troops
โข 24 nations
โข 25 warships (incl. Charles-de-Gaulle amid Greenland tensions)
โข 140 aircraft
โข 1,200 drones
โข Full cyber & space domains
Scale speaks: Allies prepare for war. Russia watches. Trump sidelined
5/7
โข 12,500 troops
โข 24 nations
โข 25 warships (incl. Charles-de-Gaulle amid Greenland tensions)
โข 140 aircraft
โข 1,200 drones
โข Full cyber & space domains
Scale speaks: Allies prepare for war. Russia watches. Trump sidelined
5/7
Not โEurope aloneโ โ 24 countries total: 14+ European allies + global partners.
๐ซ๐ท France (lead)
๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐ช๐ธ Spain ๐ฌ๐ง UK ๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ๐ต๐ฑ Poland ๐ฌ๐ท Greece ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria ๐ญ๐ท Croatia ๐ช๐ช Estonia ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg ๐ท๐ด Romania ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
๐จ๐ฆ Canada ๐บ๐ธ USA ๐ฏ๐ต Japan ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea ๐ฆ๐บ Australia ๐ง๐ท Brazil ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
6/7
๐ซ๐ท France (lead)
๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐ช๐ธ Spain ๐ฌ๐ง UK ๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ๐ต๐ฑ Poland ๐ฌ๐ท Greece ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria ๐ญ๐ท Croatia ๐ช๐ช Estonia ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg ๐ท๐ด Romania ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
๐จ๐ฆ Canada ๐บ๐ธ USA ๐ฏ๐ต Japan ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea ๐ฆ๐บ Australia ๐ง๐ท Brazil ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
6/7
๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ท๐บ
Message sent.
To Moscow: Europe can fight โ and is training to win.
To Washington: Europe can plan, command, and survive without you.
ORION 26 isnโt about replacing NATO โ itโs about surviving a world where U.S. leadership is no longer guaranteed.
7/7
Message sent.
To Moscow: Europe can fight โ and is training to win.
To Washington: Europe can plan, command, and survive without you.
ORION 26 isnโt about replacing NATO โ itโs about surviving a world where U.S. leadership is no longer guaranteed.
7/7
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