ZAPORIZHZHIA FRONT /0245 UTC 18 JUN/ Early contact reports suggest that UKR troops have broken through South of Novodanvilivka. Preliminary info suggests that UKR is expanding a widening pocket from Novopokrovka in the E, Verbove and Novoprokopivka in the S and Kopani in the West.

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The USA has approved the sale of 153 M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles to Spain.

The contract is valued at 48.2 million USD.

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German Armoured infantry battalion of the 41st Brigade in Lithuania is deploying to Pabradė for upcoming EXERCISE GRIFFINSTORM.

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The concept of a promising K-3 tank has been presented in South Korea. It differs:

🔺Uninhabited tower
🔺130 mm gun
🔺 Active protection system
🔺An armored capsule for three crew members.

South Korea wants to develop its new tank together with Poland.

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Russian flights arrive in Iran constantly for arms collection.

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attended an aerospace exhibition where he stated: “We are determined to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. We made it clear to our American friends that the agreements are more limited - they are also unacceptable to us. We will do whatever is necessary to protect ourselves against any threat."

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SYRIA – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and U.S.-led Global Coalition arrest two ISIS members in southern Hasakah in a joint security operation.

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IRAQ – Convoys of the U.S. Coalition Forces, reported in al-Baghdadi, and then headed towards Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province.

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UKRAINE – The LAND-LGR4 launcher based on the HMMWV of the Ukrainian army fires Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided missiles.

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Another version of the export of Israeli Merkava-2/3 tanks has been announced: part of the deliveries will be made to Cyprus to replace the 41 T-80U / UK tanks transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and part to Morocco to compensate for the supply of T-72B.

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UPDATE – Israeli Walla writes that Poland might acquire more than 100 Merkava tanks from Israeli surplus stocks.

Such a deal is believed to either entail Poland selling the tanks further to Ukraine, or use tanks themselves as replacements for other Soviet-era tanks that they would sell on Ukraine.

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U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is supporting the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy as they develop the LSF-II Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV)

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Successful launch and deployment of the Republic of Indonesia Satellite-1 (SATRIA-1) communication satellite.

With a capacity of 150-Gbps (Ka-band & 5G), the $540 million satellite is said to be the fifth largest in the world and the largest of its kind in Asia.

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NEW – Lithuania strengthens border control with Belarus after Russian deployment of nuclear warheads to Belarus.

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JUST IN – NATO Swedish Defence Minister says Sweden is still determined to be full-fledged NATO member by Vilnius summit.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken: "We do not support Taiwan independence."

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Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) released a video on 14 June showing an Iranian-made Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) taking off and circling an airbase that could be identified as the one popularly known as Camp Speicher in Salah al-Din governorate.

The Mohajer-6 was then shown using a guided bomb against a target that was about 30 km to the north, according to co-ordinates seen on the operator's screen.

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GERMANY – The budget committee of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, on 14 June approved the procurement of six IRIS-T SLM (Surface Launched Medium Range) ground-based air defence (GBAD) systems and the Arrow Weapon System (AWS), including missiles.

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Hammer of Thor in the hands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Sweden announced the transfer of anti-ship missiles to Ukraine

The 12th aid package to Ukraine could bring a lot of surprises. In particular, the Swedish side mentioned long-range missiles, perhaps referring to the RBS-15

Basic characteristics

✔️The RBS15 Mk3 variant has a length of 434.5 cm;
✔️fuselage diameter 50 cm;
✔️ tail span 140 cm;
✔️ rocket flight weight - 660 kg;
✔️speed 0.9M (subsonic CR).

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SWEDEN – Two USAF B-1B arrived F 21 Norrbotten Wing on Monday in a first ever visit by this type. Flight escorted by three Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen. 'Bone' will exercise with Swedish Army and Air Force units.

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LITHUANIA – Large-scale exercise Griffin Storm is starting for the eVA Brigade. Around 1,000 soldiers from the Bundeswehr’s 41 Armoured Infantry Brigade are in Lithuania, where they are training deployment on NATO’s eastern flank.

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