🇱🇹🇩🇪 Germany is going to build a new barracks in Lithuania as part of an operation to strengthen NATO's eastern flank.

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RUSSIA – TASS source claims that S-550 mobile missile defense system had completed state trials, and first brigade entered battle duty.

"totally new, strategic, can hit spacecraft, ICBM RVs, hypersonic targets to several tens of thousands km (!) altitude".

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🇳🇱 The Netherlands has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement between the Russian Federation and Tajikistan on the creation of the United Regional Air Defense System.

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SYRIA – A Russian A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft were spotted.

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BREAKING – Israel on Thursday signed a long-awaited agreement to purchase a dozen heavy transport helicopters and two additional refueling planes from the US, in a weapons deal worth over $3 billion, the Defense Ministry said.

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UPDATE – The Israeli Defense Ministry has signed contracts for the purchase of 12 CH-53K helicopters and two KS-46A Pegasus tankers from the U.S. for the amount of $ 3.1 billion.

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China's second Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) (NATO reporting name: Yushen-class LHA) was commissioned this week (likely today) with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy)'s East Sea Fleet. The vessel is named after Guangxi (广西), an autonomous region located in South China and bordering Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin.

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THAILAND – Thai Air Force Commander Air Assault Chief Marshal Dhupatemiya told The Bangkok Post that Thailand is considering purchasing eight Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters from the United States to replace its aging F-16A / B fleet.

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DEFENSE NEWS 🌍 Russia continues to supply elements of the S-400 air defense system to Algeria.

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Trailer with a promising Turkish fighter TF-X

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The Hindustan Times reports that the Philippines has allocated 2.8 billion pesos ($55.5 million) for initial funding of the Russian-Indian BrahMos cruise missile, calling it a "done deal."

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🇹🇷Aselsan delivered a batch of VURAL electronic warfare systems to the Turkish Armed Forces on December 31. The system was developed as part of the Radar Electronic Support/Electronic Attack (RIDER-II) project.

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BREAKING – Yemen: Two airstrikes by the US-Saudi coalition aircraft on the areas of Al-Maraziq and Al-Dhahra in the district of Khub Washaf have been reported, earlier today.

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AZERBAIJAN – An Azerbaijani serviceman was blown up by a mine in the Kelbajar region of Nagorno-Karabakh. As a result of the operation, the soldier's leg was amputated.

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ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on an SDF checkpoint in the town of Abu Hamam in Syria's eastern Deir al-Zour Province.

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PAKISTAN – The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) has claimed responsibility for an IED attack targeting a Pakistani army vehicle in the Madakhel area of Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency, allegedly killing 2.

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PAKISTAN – The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) claims to have thwarted an attempted raid by Pakistani Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel targeting a TTP base in Mir Ali Tehsil in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency, allegedly killing 5.

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JUST IN – Negotiations of political advisers to the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on the "Normandy format" for resolving the situation in Donbas will be held on January 6 at the invitation of the Russian side.

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