US joins forces with Nato allies as Putin's tanks are seen falling from the sky amid heightening tensions in Europe <\/p>\n
NATO commanders put on a show of strength during a tank competing exercise in Germany, as Russia flexed its muscles by parachuting tanks on to a battlefield. <\/p>\n
Six Nato allies competed in the Strong Europe Tank Challenge in the town ofGrafenwoehr yesterday, with Austria coming first to beat France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine and the USA. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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The competition, held for its second time, tested soldiers on vehicle identification, battle damage assessment and precision manoeuvres. <\/p>\n
Lt Gen, Ben Hodges, the commander of US Army Europe, has said the competition was designed to help build a team spirit between the six nations. <\/p>\n
Nato, increasingly at odds with Russia over their perceived ambitions in Europe, held the event across five days. <\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin's troops were seen practising dropping tanks on to a battlefield on the same day. <\/p>\n
A BMD-4M tank was dropped from the back of a Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane from 800m. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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