IRAN – Navy Commander: IRGC Navy vessels equipped with 2,000km-range cruise missiles for first time

Speaking on Monday in Tehran, Rear Admiral Tangsiri said that such missiles have been installed on the Iranian-made warship dubbed "Martyr Soleimani".

He said that the warship has been for the first time equipped with indigenous vertical launch missiles as well as surface-to-surface cruise missiles with ranges from 40 to 2,000 kilometers.

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India to buy 18 MQ-9 Predator drones worth $3 billion (24,000 crore) from United States during Modi's US visit next week.

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Chinese President Xi hints of Chinese claims to Japan's Okinawa

it's a warning that if Japan increases its involvement in the Taiwan issue, Beijing may bring up the Okinawa question again

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More than 45 civilians were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province early on Monday, the United Nation's peacekeeping mission said.

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Two new landing ships (LSF-II) have been delivered to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy. The landing craft, which will reinforce the amphibious capabilities of the ROK Navy and Marine Corps, will enter service this year.

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Germany to invest an additional 900 million € for it's acquisition of 60 CH-47F helicopters

697 million € in infrastructure:

- 517 for Holzdorf/Schönewalde
- 180 for Laupheim
-> 1 for Manching

239 million for onboard armament and radio equipment not part of the FMS.

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PALESTINE – Reports of heavy gun battles between Palestinians and IDF forces

Four Israeli soldiers and a civilian were lightly and moderately wounded in a drive-by shooting attack in the northern West Bank on Tuesday afternoon, the military and medics said.

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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday that it has been conducting drills in response to recent People's Liberation Army (PLA) exercises that practiced blockading Taiwan and nearby maritime routes.

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PALESTINE – Israeli special forces initiated an undercover operation to assassinate a commander of the Palestinian Resistance Group, Issam Al-Salaj, in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus.

They deliberately blew up his house using multiple rockets after targeting his residence.

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The U.S. announced an additional $325 million security package for Ukraine. It includes more Bradleys and Strykers, ammo for HIMARS and artillery rounds, anti-armor capabilities, air defense munitions and more.

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Japan making missiles to sink China’s hypersonic threat

New anti-ship long-range missile part of new pre-emptive strike capability to counter China’s sea-launched YJ-21 hypersonic missile.

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UKRAINE – To combat the Ukrainian offensive in the Zaporozhye region, significant aviation forces were deployed to the Berdyansk airfield - at least 29 helicopters

▪️5 Ka-52;
▪️9 Mi-8 or Mi-24;
▪️13 Ka-29.

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📅 June 14, 2023 Ukraine: 5 days of Russian Federation Armed Forces losses (as reported by General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine) compared to the invasion average: Yellow is below average; Green is above average; the number is the ratio of the day’s losses over average.

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BREAKING – Two people died after a Japanese military trainee opened fire on other soldiers in the Gifu Prefecture

An 18-year-old Japanese soldier was arrested on Wednesday after two people were killed and one injured in a shooting at a military facility in central Japan, the country's defence ministry said.

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Norway's Leopard 2 tanks will be new 2A8 variant with active protection system

KMW and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) have agreed to align the specifications of the 54 new Leopard 2 MBTs contracted in March with those for Germany's planned procurement of the tank.

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Ukraine Front Lines: Russian BTR-D and BMP was destroyed near N. p. Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region during ongoing counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Army.

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Russia Doubles Trained Dolphins Defending Base Against Ukrainian Attacks

Russia appears to have doubled the trained dolphins defending Sevastopol naval base in Crimea. This is part of a gradual tightening of defenses in response to Ukraine’s growing ability to reach the strategic city. Despite the wider focus on missiles and maritime drones, Russia evidently takes the threat of Ukrainian special forces seriously.

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The data shows that GPS interference has increased significantly in the eastern Mediterranean.

According to unconfirmed information, these may be tests of a new Israeli anti-UAV system.

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Concerned about China and North Korea’s growing military capabilities, Japan has begun developing a series of missile systems designed to help defend itself at greater distances and keep enemy forces away — particularly from its southwestern islands.

Part of Tokyo’s Defense Buildup Program, these long-range “counterstrike capabilities,” which will include new variants of the Type-12 anti-ship missile, hypersonic weapons and cruise missiles, are viewed by the government as a proportionate response representing the “minimum necessary measure for self-defense” in case of an armed attack against Japan.

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