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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GREECE – The participating forces of Ex Iniochos undertook a formation flight over the Acropolis of Athens & its surrounding mounuments.

The Indian Air Force is participating in the exercise in Greece with four Su-30 MKI fighters.

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U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons train in northwest Romania air space, safeguarding the sky above NATO’s eastern flank.

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27 PLA aircraft and 7 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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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army : We will do our best to prevent the military alliance between Russia and China.

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BREAKING – Ukrainian President Zelensky arrived on a visit to Finland - the Office of the Finnish President.

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Eleven EU countries will start accelerated production of 155 mm NATO caliber shells, and two EU countries - 152 mm caliber shells, said the European Commissioner

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2 May 2023: The USS Gerald R Ford CVN-78 leaving Norfolk Naval Station outbound for sea. She will operate shortly off Florida, then Norway and lastly in the Mediterranean. This is her first real deployment.

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Launch of an anti-aircraft missile by one of the IRIS-T SLM systems transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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The UN Secretary General said that he made a proposal to improve the grain deal to Moscow, Kyiv and Ankara, he is counting on a response from Russia

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Structure of Carrier Strike Group 12 during her recent deployment with the 6th Fleet to the Mediterranean, centered around the USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78.

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URGENT – A passenger plane from Istanbul is preparing for an emergency landing in Sochi, emergency services told Interfax

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NEW – The landing ship Kalaat Beni Hammed of the Algerian Navy left the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar

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The Swedish Parliament has approved a draft of a new anti-terrorism penal code under a constitutional amendment, one of Turkey's main demands to ratify Sweden's NATO membership.

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BREAKING – Air defense systems worked in the area of Feodosiya in Russian occupied Crimea. There is an air target interception.

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German battle tanks Leopard 2A4 in service with the Ukrainian army in the combat zone.

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