Venezuela for the first time officially showed the use of Russian reconnaissance UAVs "Orlan-10" (1:03)

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CHINA – Meeting at sea by Chinese UDC "Hainan", the lead ship of the "Type 075" project.

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Kurds document the passage of a Turkish T129 ATAK attack helicopter over their positions in northern Iraq.

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BREAKING – CIA announced the formation of a new China Mission Center (CMC) to "address the global challenge posed by the People’s Republic of China."

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SYRIA – The Russian Aerospace Forces launched an airstrike on the object of pro-Turkish militants in the Syrian province of Aleppo (Zone of Operation "Euphrates Shield").

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US officials have acknowledged that there are Special Operations Forces and Marines in Taiwan who are training Taiwanese. The training course will take at least a year.

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The dynamics of the number of incursions into the air defense zone of Taiwan by PLA Air Force aircraft in 2020-2021 (as of early May).

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SYRIA – N. Aleppo : Russian warplanes fired air to ground missiles near Marea but it's not clear what their target was.

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BREAKING – Saudi defenses intercept and destroy a ballistic missile and a booby-trapped drone launched towards Khamis Mushait.

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Amid ongoing Syrian army military operation against militants in Idlib, nearly 130 Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries leave from Syria to Turkey.

Preparations for sending new batch to Libya.

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🇺🇸⚓ U.S. Navy Seawolf-class SSN, USS Connecticut struck an object while submerged in international waters of Western Pacific on 2nd Oct.

Submarine in a safe and stable conditions with no life-threatening injuries. Extent of damage bing assessed.

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IN ADDITION – The US Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent airborne reconnaissance aircraft made a very interesting flight today along the Libyan coast.

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BREAKING – Afghanistan: Explosion at Shiite mosque in Kunduz city kills at least 50 people.

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A U.S. Task Force Phoenix CH-47 Chinook helicopter from B Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), lifts off at a forward operating base in Syria.

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SYRIA – Another joint patrol of the Russian military police and Turkish troops took place in the security zone in northern Syria.

The column was again accompanied by Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters.

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