{"id":83907,"date":"2026-04-15T17:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=83907"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:51:29","slug":"u-s-and-albanian-armies-conduct-puma-drone-training-in-bize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/u-s-and-albanian-armies-conduct-puma-drone-training-in-bize\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. and Albanian Armies Conduct \u201cPuma\u201d Drone Training in Biz\u00eb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"237\">The United States Army carried out a joint training exercise with the Albanian Army on \u201cPuma\u201d drone operations at the Biz\u00eb Training Area.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"371\">The U.S. Embassy shared footage from the exercise, which it said aims to strengthen cooperation based on shared strategic interests.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"620\">\u201cU.S. technology continues to enhance security; the United States Army conducted joint training with the Albanian Army on \u2018Puma\u2019 drone operations at the Biz\u00eb Training Area, increasing Albania\u2019s surveillance and intelligence-gathering capabilities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"620\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83909\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/isjty-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"829\">This cooperation will advance defense readiness and support shared strategic interests for a safer and more secure future for our people,\u201d the embassy said in a post on <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">X<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Army carried out a joint training exercise with the Albanian Army on \u201cPuma\u201d drone operations at the Biz\u00eb Training Area. 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