UKRAINE – Official footage of the US-made Patriot air defense missile system being put on combat duty in Ukraine has been published.

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It is possible that SSBN 741 Maine, which was recently seen in Guam, will be sent to Korea.

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The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced an estimate of the size of the Russian group in the NVO zone. These are 48 brigades, 122 regiments, about 315 formations.

A total of 369,000 personnel and about 6,000 pieces of heavy weapons are involved.

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UKRAINE – Italian donated M109L in action in Ukraine, 20 are present with an additional 40 on their way shortly. Italy is still refurbishing even more M109L’s which will be sent later during the year, the plan likely being to fully transfer the remaining ones Italy has access to.

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38 Aircraft and 6 Ships from the People’s Liberation Army Navy and Air Force approached the Median-Line yesterday between Taiwan and the Chinese Mainland, of the 38 Aircraft at least 19 including a TB-001 Combat Drone crossed the Line and entered the Taiwanese Air Defense Zone.

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Indian Navy's largest and the most advanced guided missile destroyer, INS Imphal—commenced sea trials today.

—INS Imphal the 3rd of the Project 15B (Vizag class) stealth destroyer is to be commissioned later this year.

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According Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov the first Caesar self-propelled howitzer from Denmark have arrived in Ukraine.

Denmark announced few months ago to donate their entire arsenal of that SPG type, altogether 19 vehicles.

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TAIWAN – The Taiwan Air Force carried out the initial combat evaluation of the "Strongbow Project" in August last year. Two "Strongbow interceptor missiles" were launched from the Jiupeng base and one target missile was intercepted to verify the system's ability to detect, engage and fight missiles. The test results All meet the verification standards, and will start planning the mass production phase.

Taiwan version of THAAD system (THAAD) is about to be born.

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USA – The M1A2 SEP v3, the U.S. Army's newest version of the venerable Abrams Main Battle Tank.

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The UK has signed a contract with Poland for 1.9 billion pounds for the supply of CAMM air defense systems

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FRANCE – Yesterday, the nuclear-powered icebreaker FS Suffren S635 left French Toulon for the sea.

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Here's a basic visual showcasing #China's PLA flight incursions into #Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone through April 2023

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The US military has moved strategic air tankers from Germany to Poland

The Air Force is moving its refueling mission from Germany to Poland for the foreseeable future, in a move aimed at reinforcing NATO’s eastern flank, the Air Force said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-04-24/tankers-poland-powidz-9902489.html

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Greek specialists fitted a Hydra-70 rocket on a heavy quadrotor drone.

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South korea submarine list.
KSS-I, II and KSS-III Batch-I.
The Batch-II is under construction.

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Indian Military Bases are around the world. Some for the air support, some for naval surveillance and some for tactical ops. Indian military bases have been set up in Singapore (Changi Naval Base), Sri Lanka (Hambantota), Iran (Chabahar Port), Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles and more.

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Chinese Navy's ballistic missile submarine CNS Changzheng 18 (SSBN-421) Type 904 sails in the Philippine Sea, 800 km from Guam.

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TAIWAN – 14 PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities.

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FRANCE – French Navy Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarine FS Emeraude (S604) leaving Toulon, France - May 2, 2023

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