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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US sanctions Chinese hypersonic weapon makers

Also sanctioned in latest round: entities that paid Western veteran pilots big bucks to train Chinese top guns.

A total of 31 additional Chinese companies have been sanctioned by the United States for alleged offenses including using US technology to produce hypersonic weapons and sell them to Pakistan and helping the Chinese government carry out human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

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Why Taiwan Should Be Included in the US Nuclear Umbrella

While providing Taiwan with nuclear weapons is not practical, including Taiwan under the US nuclear umbrella is feasible.

Taiwan's FM Joseph Wu confirmed that the issue was discussed!

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Palau asks the U.S. to step up patrols in its waters after several Chinese ships enter its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official state visit to the US, India is set to discuss the acquisition of MQ-9 Reaper drones from the US on Thursday.

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The British Ministry of Defense showed the drones that Ukraine will receive in the near future.

Among them are interesting, previously unknown UAV prototypes. Among which may be unmanned kamikaze drones.

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Installation of Iranian-made 107 mm Fajr-1 rocket launcher on the Tiuna car and the boats of the Venezuelan army.

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Danish defense solutions manufacturer Terma will contribute SCANTER6000 radars to the modernization of the Norwegian Navy's Skjold-class corvettes.

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Russian research vessel Professor Logachev southbound under the Storebaelt Bridge in Denmark - June 15, 2023

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On June 12, the port of Grøtsund north of Tromsø, Northern Norway, was visited by an American Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine. This is the tenth reported US submarine call at Grøtsund.

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NEW – Rheinmetall will refurbish additional 14 Leopard 2 MBTs and deliver them to Ukraine.

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Switzerland is about to sell 25 of its 96 decommissioned Leopard tanks back to Germany. There, the equipment will be modernized and then sent to Ukraine.

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The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said that more than 40 training centers were opened for the training of Ukrainian military personnel, 33 countries on three continents were involved.

International efforts are aimed at training 60,000 Ukrainian soldiers for the current operations.

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24,000 Ukrainian soldiers have completed a combat training program in Europe.

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NEW – Two US Air Force B-1B Lancers will participate in Finnish Air Force's main air show in Turku this weekend. This type of supersonic bomber has not visited Finland before. The bombers will make three flybys and do not land on Finnish soil.

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According to Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles, 20 M113 armored personnel carriers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will arrive from Spain in Poland on June 19 - this batch will be added to the 40 armored personnel carriers already delivered to Kyiv.

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