Raytheon Technologies said on Tuesday it has received a $1.15 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force for its AIM-120 D-3 and C-8 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air) missiles.
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URGENT – Clashes between the Sudanese army and the People's Movement, Abdul Aziz Al-Hilu wing, in South Kordofan state reported.
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Taiwan's Ministry of Defense sends military forces to monitor a Chinese aircraft carrier
In addition: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 19 Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Tuesday (June 20) and 6 a.m. on Wednesday (June 21).
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In addition: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 19 Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Tuesday (June 20) and 6 a.m. on Wednesday (June 21).
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Israeli unmanned aerial system, Aeronautics Ltd has unvieled Orbiter 5 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), it offers MALE mission capabilities, 25+ hour endurance, dual payload capacity, and advanced AI capabilities. Launch multiple platforms in minutes for vast area surveillance.
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NEW – Pakistan issued NOTAM along the Indo-Pak border in Lahore and Rahim Yar Khan
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German Leopard 2 tanks in the zone of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army on the Zaporozhye front.
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FRANCE – Navigational Warnings have appeared that suggest a French SRBM/MRBM missile test (a cruise missile perhaps?) from DGA Essais de Missiles over the Bay of Biscaye between June 26-30.
Note: Looks like the French VMAX hypersonic glide vehicle prototype will launch next week.
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Note: Looks like the French VMAX hypersonic glide vehicle prototype will launch next week.
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NEW – Joint exercises with the participation of helicopters of the Turkish and Azerbaijani Air Forces have begun in Azerbaijan.
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MILITARY 🪖 NEWS FROM 🌍 AFRICA
🇨🇩 7 Congolese soldiers have been sentenced by military justice
🇸🇩 10 DRC nationals killed in Karthoum
🇸🇩 Fighting continues in Sudan;
Explosions sounded in Khartoum, in conjunction with continuous shelling
🇰🇪 Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested 11 protesters
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🇨🇩 7 Congolese soldiers have been sentenced by military justice
🇸🇩 10 DRC nationals killed in Karthoum
🇸🇩 Fighting continues in Sudan;
Explosions sounded in Khartoum, in conjunction with continuous shelling
🇰🇪 Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested 11 protesters
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Chinese survey ship escorted by coast guard ships have entered Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone at Luconia Shoals.
📝 The Luconia Shoals have large gas fields, that's the target. China wants to disrupt any Malaysian drilling for gas.
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📝 The Luconia Shoals have large gas fields, that's the target. China wants to disrupt any Malaysian drilling for gas.
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Chinese survey ship escorted by coast guard ships have entered Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone at Luconia Shoals. 📝 The Luconia Shoals have large gas fields, that's the target. China wants to disrupt any Malaysian drilling for gas. Subscribe to @DefenseBlog
China's Haiyang Dizhi 8 survey vessel is approaching the HAKURYU 5 drilling rig in Malaysia's EEZ in the South China Sea.
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This is how German Taurus cruise missiles are used to destroy bridges. Subscribe to @DefenseBlog
🔄 UPDATE – Russian media showed the fragments of a Storm Shadow missile which, as they claim, performed a strike on Chonhar bridge.
📸 The car bridge in Chonhar, connecting Kherson with Crimea took some damage.
📝 Russian media report a strike on Chonhar bridge that connects Crimea with mainland Ukraine.
🗺️ It is an important logistical point for Russians to transport military supplies to the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine.
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📸 The car bridge in Chonhar, connecting Kherson with Crimea took some damage.
📝 Russian media report a strike on Chonhar bridge that connects Crimea with mainland Ukraine.
🗺️ It is an important logistical point for Russians to transport military supplies to the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine.
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SCOTLAND – Royal Dutch Navy, Walrus class submarine heading up the Clyde river this morning.
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CHINA – PLA Air Force H-6K bomber launching the YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile.
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CHINA – Footage from an air defense exercise in Guangdong province of the air defense unit of the 74th Army of the Ground Forces of the PLA Southern Command.
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NEW – South Korea plans to test its "Hycore" hypersonic cruise missile by the end of the year / early 2024
📌 Land and air (KF-21) based variants.
📌 Hypersonic glider vehicle to be shown soon.
📌 Two-stage rocket booster - Dual-mode scramjet
📌 Max speed of Mach 6++
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📌 Land and air (KF-21) based variants.
📌 Hypersonic glider vehicle to be shown soon.
📌 Two-stage rocket booster - Dual-mode scramjet
📌 Max speed of Mach 6++
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JUST IN – The Spanish Army's NASAMS SAM battery will be deployed to secure the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12.
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