US and Japan held a bilateral Extended Deterrence Dialogue (EDD) at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia from June 21-22. As part of the EDD, the delegations visited US Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN-738).

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Two US Air Force B-1B Lancers fly in formation over Pacific Ocean while one releases flares during a Bomber Task Force mission on June 20. They are assigned to 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

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RUSSIA – "The Irkutsk nuclear submarine of project 949AM will return after modernization(~48 Onyx and Kalibr-PL cruise missiles) to the Pacific Fleet at the end of 2023. The submarine is currently undergoing factory sea trials."-TASS.

UKRAINE – Some of the latest images of the fight in Severodonestk.

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CHINA – Attack helicopters assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command fire missiles at mock targets during a live-fire training exercise in the hinterland of the Karakoram Rangeat an altitude of 5200 meters recently.

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Russian media: Russia should order warships from China. If it happens, which type of Chinese warship should Russia buy?

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IRAQ – Unidentified assailants fired several rockets at the Khor Mor gas field in Kirkuk province, where the United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas operates.

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RUSSIA – Arrival of Steregushchiy class corvette Mercury in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad last June 21, 2022.

Its pennant number suggest that it is a Baltic Fleet attached corvette (53X/5XX). But this might be temporary for transient vessels with their final homeport not in Baltiysk.

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So much for the “successful withdrawal” of Ukrainian troops from the Hirske & Zolote cauldron.
Russia claims it took 1000 🇺🇦 POWs. Real number might be far lower, but still another painful defeat for the Ukrainian army, eleven weeks after “turning the tide”. We cheered too early.

🔗 Julian Röpcke🇺🇦 (@JulianRoepcke)

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🇩🇪 Germany wants to transfer more self-propelled howitzers PzH 2000 to Ukraine

Negotiations are currently underway with the Netherlands and another European partner.

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USA – Video that shows a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber refueling from a KC-135, then firing flares over the Pacific Ocean after taking off from the air base from Andersen, Guam, June 12, 2022.

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UKRAINE – A fairly rare armored car "Ovid" based on the GAZ-66 manufactured by the Zhytomyr Armored Plant in the combat zone.

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BREAKING – Ukraine: Cruise missile strikes reported in Kyiv.

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The Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) has signed a contract with the Polish Ministry of Defense for the delivery of 600 Piorun MANPADS air defense missile launcher systems as well as 3,500 missiles that will be manufactured by the Polish company Mesko.

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Video of a Russian cruise missile flying towards Kyiv this morning.
https://news.1rj.ru/str/kyiv_n/26010

🔗 Rob Lee (@RALee85)

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"Observed, good! Soft Landing "

This is exactly what the dispatcher told the pilots of the Russian Air Force bombers who launched missiles at Ukraine from the territory of Belarus.

🔗 фанат бандеромобілів (@MDezurnaa)

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RUSSIA – The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially confirms the strike on the territory of Ukraine

They write, they beat with "Caliber" cruise missiles. A blow was struck on the territory of the training centers of the Ukrainian troops in the Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Lvov regions.

There were no arrivals in Lviv and Zhytomyr regions today.

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⚠️ Belarusian TG channels report on the possible preparation of a new raid of Russian bombers to launch missiles in Ukraine.

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⚠️ ❗️Subscribers filmed a rocket flight over Kirilovka (Sea of ​​Azov)

Probably, there was another launch from the Caspian Sea.

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https://news.1rj.ru/str/UkrainaOnlline/31759

China’s PLA demonstrates UAV and UGV use in a training exercise

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Autonomous border protection from Israel, THOR multi-rotor drones: 'Our UASs & UGVs can perform border protection tasks that previously required 'boots on the ground'. They autonomously patrol a designated area, surgically intercepting threats.

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