The Royal Navy has launched a missile from its MADFOX autonomous vessel during NATO exercise in Portugal.

A Puma drone launched by USNS Carson City relayed target info a land control centre, which was then sent to USV and the missile launched.

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Ethiopia allegedly received the second batch of Chinese Wing Loong UAVs, moreover, delivered by the Russian Il-76TD RA-76807 transport aircraft.

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Central African Republic: Five Russian mercenaries Wagner were killed in an ambush. The tragedy happened on Monday, October 11, 2021, around 3 p.m., in the town of banga, in Mambéré-Kadéï.

Wagner's military convoy of mercenaries consisted of four motorcycles and two all-terrain vehicles.

It should also be noted that on the rebel side, three combatants were neutralized and three others wounded.

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Turkey is preparing for a new military operation against the Kurds in Syria.

If diplomatic efforts with the United States and Russia fail, Ankara will go to war.

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Unveiled: Weaponized Unmanned Ground Vehicle 'I-UGV' by Hanwha Defence 🇰🇷.

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The Russian Defense Ministry has transferred several Tiger-M armored vehicles to Tajikistan to participate in the upcoming CSTO exercises on the border with Afghanistan.

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CHINA – The Chinese launch vehicle "Shenzhou-13" with three taikonauts has launched to the national space station, which Beijing is building in orbit.

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BALTICS/NATO – Spanish Air Force tracking, intercepting and identifying suspicious or unannounced flights near the NATO Allied airspace.

NATO Baltic Air Policing mission safeguards the Allied skies!

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POLAND/NATO – British Army's Black Horse Troop assumed responsibility of Battle Group Poland's UK reconnaissance element October 12.

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⚠️ URGENT NEWS – China is actively involved in the militarization of outer space.

It is space that Beijing considers as one of the priority theaters of military operations of the future.

The PLA creates and tests anti-satellite weapons, uses cyberspace in the space race, The Washington Post reported.

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CHINA – PLA Navy Type 055 class destroyers can be deployed in long-range air defence, anti-surface warfare, anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), electronic warfare (EW), land and maritime strike, anti-satellite capability, escort, long-range patrol and surveillance missions.

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BREAKING – Russian warplanes are flying in the northern countryside of Idlib.

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IRAN – Radars used in "Defenders of the Velayat's Skies" war games 2021 by the IRGC Air defense force.

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US troops patrolled a section of the M-4 highway in the Syrian province of Hasakah.

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SYRIA – A rare night patrol of the US military took place on the M2A2 Bradley BMP in the Hasakah government.

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US passes Ukraine second cargo with military assistance

Since 2014, Ukraine has recevied technical assistance from the US worth 2 billion dollars

A new cargo of military assistance from the United States arrived in Ukraine on the night from October 17 to 18. Press office of Ukraine's Defense Ministryreported that on Monday.

It's the second batch of assitance that the American partners provided for the needs of Ukraine's Armed Forces. The first batch, which arrived on October 10 included medical equipment, high precision weaponry, ammunition and radars.

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