BREAKING – Germany delivered two launchers of the IRIS-T air defense system of the SLS modification to Ukraine, as well as over 4.3 thousand 155 mm caliber smoke ammunition in a week.

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RUSSIA – After blaming West for waging a proxy war on Russia, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu went to Arctic nuclear test site

From the window of his helicopter, Defense Minister Shoigu could study the entrances to tunnels where Rosatom is preparing and testing models of nuclear warheads and other weapons.

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The ships of the Russian Navy and the PLA Navy have completed joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean

On August 15-17, they crossed from the western part of the Pacific Ocean through the Miyako Strait in the direction of the East China Sea.

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Ababil 5 is the latest tactical armed drone designed and developed in Iran. It is a product of Iranian Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (IAMI/HESA) and a competitor of Mohajer-6, another Iranian tactical armed drone which is manufactured by Ghods Industries corporation. This is the first video of its weapon trials which is released by the Iranian MODAFL.

🔗 Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch

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BREAKING – China Coast Guard 5403 entered Vietnam's oil and gas fields this morning near Vanguard Bank.

The same ship also patrolled this area to assert China's claimed jurisdiction 27-28 Jul & 8-9 Aug. Vietnam's fisheries surveillance vessel Kiem Ngu 270 is monitoring its movements.

🔗 Ray Powell

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BREAKING – Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a decree on the dismissal of all regional military commissars and replacing them with combat officers


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Belarus continues to deepen military cooperation with the People's Republic of China.

Lukaschenko held a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu. Briefly about the current interaction:

◾️There is a regular exchange of delegations.

◾️Training of representatives Armed Forces of Belarus and the PLA in military educational institutions of both countries.

◾️Joint military exercises and training are taking place in the territories of Belarus and China. The next maneuvers are scheduled for 2024.

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URGENT – The President of Belarus, Lukashenko: Some units of the Russian army crossed the Ukrainian border from our country.

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Bomber Task Force (BTF) 23-4 is underway, with B-2 Spirit Bomber Aircraft and 150 Airmen deployed to Iceland.

🔗 SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations

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U.S. Marines operate an AN/TPS-80 GATOR radar during Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.2 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 15, 2023. (🎥Diego Garcia)

🔗 AirPower 2.0

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BREAKING – Moscow court has arrested US citizen of Russian origin Gene Spector on suspicion of espionage, Russian news agencies reported

🔗 Guy Elster

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BREAKING – Rebels in Niger are deploying forces to the border with Nigeria and Benin in preparation for an ECOWAS Intervention. The Game of Thrones theme song was used to greet military leaders in Ghana, West Africa.

🔗 EvoCentral

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BREAKING – The US has decided to send F-16 fighters from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine as soon as pilot training is completed - Reuters

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IRAN – The IRGC Armed Forces recently held a military exercise near the borders
with Azerbaijan and Armenia.

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Taiwanese "Chien Hsiang" loitering munitions developed by NCSIST.

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AZERBAIJAN – A live firing exercise was carried out by air defense units at the combined arms training ground,
According to the training plan for 2023, approved by the Minister of Defense, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov

The tasks of detecting and practically destroying low-altitude, low-speed and small-sized air targets from the modernized S-125 2TM anti-aircraft missile systems were successfully completed. The main purpose of firing is to improve the practical skills of the personnel, as well as the skills to control anti-aircraft missile systems and further increase combat capability.

🔗 TG SOURCE

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IRAQ – The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) publishes a video clip targeting a number of Turkish soldiers during a sniping operation in the Matena Mountains in Dohuk Governorate.

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