Today in the United States, the christening ceremony of the multi-purpose submarine SSN 798 Massachusetts of the Virginia Block IV type took place

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The UK is trying to buy longer-range missiles for Ukraine to help Kiev bypass the US-imposed limit.

In particular, the British International Fund for the Support of Ukraine has placed a tender for the purchase of:

🔳 missiles with a range of 100 - 300 km with a payload of 20-490 kg. Requirements: low probability of interception, navigation system and EW countermeasures, ability to overcome air defense, etc.

🔳 air defense systems. Mostly with the ability to hit low-flying drones, cruise and ballistic missiles.

🔳 mine sweeps for T-72, Leopard-1, Leopard-2 tanks, armored demining vehicles, bridge layers, heavy equipment transporters.

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The Ukrainian military use the British armored personnel carrier FV-103 Spartan for evacuation of wounded soldiers from Bakhmut (Artyomovsk).

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Ukrainian servicemen training on the Rosomak APC on Polish training grounds.

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The Ukrainian 110th brigade showed how they broke down two Russian armored vehicles.

OSINT – French Navy Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine FS Suffren (S635) leaving Toulon, France - May 06, 2023

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NATO air force alerted due to interception of Polish L410 TURBOLET aircraft by Russian Su-35

This happened when the Polish border service conducted a planned air patrol 60 km from Romania. 4 NATO planes were ready to intervene, writes RMF FM.

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Iranian 333 mm Fajr-5 rocket test with new thermobaric warhead.

Iran has previously sent these rockets with conventional warheads to Hamas and Hezbollah.

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UKRAINE – A rare look at US-supplied APKWS laser-guided rockets (modified Hydra 70) and their launch platform in use with the Ukrainian Army- we can see the Arnold Defense LAND-LGR4 launcher installed on a HMMWV M1152A1 chassis.

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In Poland, the Anaconda23 exercises started, 13 thousand military personnel, aviation, air defense systems, artillery and Abrams tanks will take part in them. Exercises of this magnitude are held in Poland once every three years.

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Swedish Marine of the 1st Marine Regiment "Amf1" & Finnish Marine of the Nylands Brigade, during exercise "Aurora 23" in Sweden (May 2023)

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The Finnish Army 🪖 on Twitter today: "The battles of the jaeger battalion in Aurora 23 (exercise) have ended in the Kosta area. The enemy has been defeated and the force has prepared for the next task. 🇫🇮🇸🇪🇬🇧"

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