US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8, to ensure continuous fighter presence through phased return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to US.
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North Korea did not answer a routine morning call from South Korea via a military hotline for the third day in a row Sunday, officials said. - Yonhap
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Poland to supply Ukraine with 200 Rosomak armored personnel carriers
Poland will supply Ukraine with 200 Rosomak armored personnel carriers and MiG fighters, Zelensky said. Initially, it was assumed that Warsaw would transfer 100 such armored personnel carriers to Kyiv, then this number increased to 150.
The weapons package that Zelensky agreed with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki also includes Rak self-propelled mortars and Piorun anti-aircraft missile systems.
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Poland will supply Ukraine with 200 Rosomak armored personnel carriers and MiG fighters, Zelensky said. Initially, it was assumed that Warsaw would transfer 100 such armored personnel carriers to Kyiv, then this number increased to 150.
The weapons package that Zelensky agreed with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki also includes Rak self-propelled mortars and Piorun anti-aircraft missile systems.
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BREAKING - Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah is meeting in these hours with the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh and with senior of Hamas, Saleh Al-Arori.
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Estonia's Foreign Minister: We do not rule out buying F-16 fighters and delivering them to Ukraine.
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China's military buildup shows its ambitions go well beyond Taiwan
“The military forces China is constructing are designed for distant power projection, not solely for flexing muscles in its neighborhood."
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-s-military-buildup-shows-its-ambitions-go-well-beyond-Taiwan
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“The military forces China is constructing are designed for distant power projection, not solely for flexing muscles in its neighborhood."
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-s-military-buildup-shows-its-ambitions-go-well-beyond-Taiwan
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China's military buildup shows its ambitions go well beyond Taiwan
No one should believe that Beijing would be sated with the takeover of the island
BREAKING: Nearly 20 military ships, about 10 Chinese and 10 Taiwanese, are involved in a stand-off near the Taiwan Strait's median line - Reuters
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In Abkhazia, a check of the combat readiness of the armed forces began, the Ministry of Defense of the republic said in a statement.
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Navigational Warnings have appeared that suggest that France will conduct a SLBM missile test in the period 14 Apr-7 May.
The missile is fired from a submarine just south of the Breton coast. Target area is in the mid-Atlantic.
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The missile is fired from a submarine just south of the Breton coast. Target area is in the mid-Atlantic.
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TURKEY – On April 10, the first national-built Anadolu helicopter carrier will be handed over to the Turkish Navy.
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A collection of Taiwanese anti-ship batteries were spotted in a parking lot along the Hengchun Peninsula earlier this evening.
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UKRAINE – The work of the NASAMS air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, presumably, in the Kyiv region.
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NEW – Over the last 24 Hours at least 141 Aircraft from People’s Liberation Air Force and Navy have approached and the crossed the Median-Line between the Chinese Mainland and Taiwan.
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ISRAEL – Four out of 26 reserve companies of the Maghaw Border Police have been mobilized in Israel amid escalation on the borders with Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered all reserve companies to be called up. Their collection continues.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered all reserve companies to be called up. Their collection continues.
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ISRAEL – Four out of 26 reserve companies of the Maghaw Border Police have been mobilized in Israel amid escalation on the borders with Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered all reserve companies to be called up. Their…
Iranian President Raisi, in a telephone conversation with Syrian President Assad, said that "Israel's crimes are a sign of the weakness of the regime and proof of a bright and promising future front of resistance."
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Greece has launched serial production of the loitering ammunition Vrana145 ,which was introduced last year. It has a range of about 50 km.
Greece plans to increase the number of loitering ammunition and long-range guided MLRS, as well as standard unguided MLRS through new.
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Greece plans to increase the number of loitering ammunition and long-range guided MLRS, as well as standard unguided MLRS through new.
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The People's Liberation Army Air Force released a video of a Xian H-6K conducting mock strikes on Taiwan.
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According to the Japanese press, the Japanese Ministry of Defense will put the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAV into trial operation as part of the fiscal year 2023 budget, and it will be tested by the Ground Forces
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