Russian Navy Pacific Fleet Project 955 ballistic missile submarine Alexander Nevsky returns to its base in Kamchatka after successfully completing missions (deterrence patrol?) at sea.

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Looks like September is missile-firing month. French Navy frigate Chevalier Paul fired an Aster 30 long range anti-aircraft missile on a potential target with a drone.

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SYRIA – Video showing a raid by Russian aerospace forces that targeted militants positions towards the village of Kansafra, south of Idlib.

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SYRIA – Daraa: Situation after agreement was reached between Syrian Government and rebels in Muzayrib, Tafas and Tal Shihab, which led to SAA enter in these towns and deployed troops inside and outskirts.

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OCCUPIED UKRAINE – The border department of the FSB of Russia, the Black Sea fleet, the regional divisions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rosgvardia, the Home Office, FSB aviation and GUP RK Chernomorneftegaz carried out counterterrorism exercises on a gas production platform in the Black Sea.

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KAZAKHSTAN – Interesting footage of the exercises of the Kazakh Navy in the Caspian Sea.

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1,000 soldiers from 12 Allied forces parachuted from USAF C-130s and other Allied aircraft during NATO's largest technical Airborne exercise, "Falcon Leap," which took place across Belgium 🇧🇪 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱 earlier this month.

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URGENT – Pakistan: Pilot killed after Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Cessna T-37 plane crashed near Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday morning.

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CHINA – The J-16D electronic warfare variant will debut at Airshow China next week. This indicates that the aircraft is in PLA service & will have jamming capability.

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Indians are in uproar after Turkish president Erdogan urges the UN to resolve Kashmir.

In response, Hindu nationalists plan on holding protests in front the Turkish and Azerbaijani embassies in India.

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IRAN – The Commander-in-Chief of the Army said: The Air Force of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran is in a position that can respond decisively to any threat.

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🇺🇸⚓ U.S. Navy Amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), front right, and amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) transit the Suez Canal, Sept. 20.

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🇺🇸 Northrop Grumman's (UAV) unmanned system legacy.

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SYRIA – Today the Baath Party Secretary (Government Party) of Um Mayatheen was shot dead by insurgents in the town located in the E. Daraa countryside.

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YEMEN – Marib: Uncharacteristically active movement of cars and vehicles in the city’s streets, and citizens say they saw, before sunset, “military crews and vehicles on their way out of the city.

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Iran's new catamaran 'stealth' missile boats -- New Warship At IRGC's Expanded Shipyard On The Strait Of Hormuz

Iran has been expanding the little-known Qeshm Madkandaloo Shipbuilding Cooperative Co yard. The site, on Qeshm Island in the strait of Hormuz is constructing one of the three new catamaran missile corvettes for the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps). 

The type was first revealed in Naval News on March 23, 2021. Since then 3 of the ships have been located and confirmed in commercial satellite imagery.

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