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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TAIWAN – In an effort to prepare young people for a potential military conflict involving China, one high school in New Taipei has established a shooting range on school grounds for students to practice their marksmanship.

Earlier in 2023, Kaohsiung Municipal San Min High School opened its newest educational facility for students; an indoor air-gun shooting range for students to practice firing handguns and rifles. The range is also available for students from other high schools provided classes arrange the visit with administrators beforehand.

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The Netherlands is transferring four passive VERA NG radars to Ukraine, capable of detecting air targets only by their radiation without their own "illumination", which increases the system's survivability in the face of countermeasures.

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Footage of four USAF F-22 Raptors at Muwaffaq Salti AB, Jordan. The jets were deployed to the region on June 9 ''in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region.''

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US Rushes F-22s to Stop Russian Harassment Over Syria

Iran and Russia's efforts to push the U.S. out of the airspace include an aerial incident last week, Air Forces Central commander says.

As Russian planes continue to provoke U.S. fighter jets over Syria, the Air Force is sending F-22s to respond to aggression in the region.

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