🇮🇳 IAF contingent in Israel for the multi-nation Blue Flag 2021 exercise receives External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar at the Ovda air base in southern Israel yesterday.

That's a Tigers Squadron Mirage 2000 behind them.

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IRAN – ✈ Practical exercises of the country's IRGC Air Force began in Iran today.

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RUSSIA – An educational and methodological meeting with instructors from the special forces of the Russian Guard of the Ural and Volga districts took place in Yekaterinburg.

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SYRIA – An ammunition depot exploded in the Syrian province of Hama. According to preliminary data, 4 people died and 6 more were injured.

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Hanwha Defense’s Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle from South Korea 'has successfully completed its mission for the Australian Army’s test and evaluation process to acquire next-generation infantry fighting vehicles.'

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SYRIA – Militant groups in Idlib target a number of missiles in the vicinity of the M5 road, south of Idlib, in addition to a number of artillery shells.

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SYRIA – Syrian army offensive in the Hama government against militants in Idlib ongoing tonight

The SAA target with Krassnopol shells the vicinity of the city of Maarat Misrin, north of Idlib

Units around Saraqeb were ironing around Maarat Misrin.

it is now mentioned that the army ironed whit Krasnopol around Kafraya, near Idlib.

SAA target around Maarat-Misrin and Kafrayah village with KRASNOPOL missiles. Confirmed.

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North Korea announced Wednesday that it has successfully conducted a test-firing of a new-type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) a day earlier.

👀 Good view of DPRK sail and SLBM tube lid covering hatch.

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The Turkish navy received the first AKSUNGUR drone from TUSAS company.

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RUSSIA – The Russian defence minister Shoigu intends to organise a historical circumpolar voyage that includes visits to all Arctic archipelagos.

The cruise should start in Murmansk and visit Franz Josef Land, Severnaya Zemlya, New Siberian Islands, the Wrangle Island, as well as the Canadian Banks Island, Queen Charlotte Islands and Ellesmere Island. In addition comes Norway’s Svalbard archipelago and Greenland.

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🇺🇸⚡Most of the Pentagon’s current research in directed energy weapons concerns continuous-wave lasers, which use a relatively low-power, high-energy beam to burn out optical sensors or gradually cause other material damage.

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On Oct. 14, JMSDF JS YUUGIRI & EUNAVFOR Spanish Navy ship conducted the bilat-training in the Gulf of Aden. It is the 4th bilat-training between two maritime forces.

🇯🇵⚓ JSDF promotes an open & stable ocean based on the rule of law & freedom of navigation with like-minded countries.

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The UK is negotiating with Ukraine on the sale of MBDA's Brimstone guided missiles, which are planned to be deployed on warships.

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SYRIA – The special forces of the HAT of the U.S.-backed Kurdish "Syrian Democratic Forces" (SDF) are practicing a landing from a helicopter under the supervision of American instructors.

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