The United States and the United Kingdom are starting to work together to provide Australia with a fleet of nuclear submarines.

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Israeli UVision was recently awarded a contract to supply the Hero-120 aerial loitering munition and multi-canister launchers to the United States Marine Corps for its ‘Organic Precision Fire Mounted’ (OPF-M) program,” says Jim Truxel, CEO of UVision USA.

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South Korean company Hanwha Defense announced on 8 October that its recently unveiled “Intelligent, Multi-Purpose Unmanned Ground Vehicle” (I-MPUGV) prototype has begun pilot operations with the 5th Infantry Division of the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA).

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A Izvestia promotional video of the Russian GROM UCAV (equipped with artificial intelligence) by Kronstadt company.

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Kurdish fighters targeted a Turkish military convoy with at least two ATGMs between Sandaf and Marea in Azaz district, Syria. At least one Turkish soldier has been killed and another seriously injured by the attack.

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Today, Kurdish forces attacked a Turkish military convoy, killing two Turkish soldiers and wounding four soldiers in northern Syria.

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YEMEN – Houthis showing a Houti raid on the positions of the Saudi-led coalition troops on the Jizan front.

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SYRIA – Idlib countryside: Militants control areas that were target by SAA on Sunday.

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IRAN – One of the Soleimani-class missile corvettes of IRGC Navy under construction by Sadra shipbuilding company in Bushehr.

These stealth Catamarans are designed for use in Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait & Oman Gulf waters. Each one can be armed with max 8 anti-ship or cruise missiles.

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RUSSIA – The Pacific Fleet's Varyag Project 1164 missile cruiser and Admiral Tributs Project 1155 large anti-submarine ship conducted an air defense exercise with Fort, Osa, and Kinzhal air defense systems engaging Saman and Malakhit target missiles.

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INTERESTING – Iran: About 190 armed criminals were killed at the borders

The "bodies" were thrown into the sea by smugglers

Police Border Command:

Since the beginning of this year, 44 tons of narcotics have been discovered by border guards and about 190 armed smugglers have been killed.

About 34,000 head of livestock have been discovered from smugglers.

✅ Seems Heroine will be soon very expensive in Europe 🤷‍♂️

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⚠️❗Chinese state media Global Times reported: "How is PLA destroy team’s capacity to react when their equipment is damaged during conflicts? Check the recent exercise conducted by the PLA Eastern Theatre Command."

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⚓ Philippine Navy receives Mistral-3 surface-to-air-missiles (SAMs) for its two guided-missile Frigates

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Another French soldier dies in Mali.

Marshal Adrien Quélin died in Mali during a maintenance operation, while he was engaged in Operation Barkhane.

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CHINA – Video from Norinco showing short-range air defense systems, including a CIWS and microwave weapon, as well as mobile radars.

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