Through a video, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense thanks Germany for the delivery of Cheetah, Leopard and IRIS.

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USAF Airmen fly a C-130J from Yokota Air Base in formations alongside regional Allies and partners during Pacific Airlift Rally 2023 at Clark Air Base, Philippines.

📸: Master Sgt. Robert Webb

🔗 PACAF

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Burkina Faso have barbecued scores of terrorists in Major military Operation.

🔗 Zagazola

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Royal Australian Air Force F-35As cover Philippine, Australian and U.S. troops during Exercise Alon 2023's Combined Amphibious Assault Exercise at Zambales. These Lightning IIs were also present at the airfield retaking drill in Palawan earlier this week.

📸 Commonwealth of Australia

🔗 Aaron-Matthew Lariosa

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PHILIPPINES – Among the equipment brought by the Australian Defense Force for the ALON 2023 joint military exercises is this M1 Abrams battle tank.

🔗 Chino Gaston

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SOUTH CHINA SEA – The USNS Victorious (T-AGOS-19) ocean surveillance ship is operating southeast of Hainan.

🔗 Duan Dang

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U.S. Navy destroyer USS Roosevelt DDG80 arrived yesterday on a visit to the port of Larnaca, Cyprus.

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The US Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the world's largest, is in Antalya, Turkey.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) On board the 12th Carrier Strike Group (CSG) personnel docked in Antalya Bay as part of a scheduled port visit on August 25th.

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JUST IN – Taiwan: 32 Chinese PLA warplanes were spotted operating
around Taiwan on Saturday morning.

🔗 TaiwanPlus

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URGENT – Poland-Belarus Borders: Yesterday, 40 illegal aliens from Iraq, India and Iran tried to get access to the country. A group of aggressive foreigners attacked the Polish Border Guards with stones. The attack was prevented.

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PHILIPPINES – USS America just arrived in Manila Bay today. JS Izumo docked in Subic Bay yesterday.

🔗 Duan Dang

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Poland may have the strongest army in NATO next to the United States, assessed by Jim Townsend, a long-time Pentagon official for European and NATO policy.

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The Turkish Ministry of Defense has successfully tested the Hisar O+ medium-range surface-to-air missile system. Hisar O+ is an upgrade of the missiles that are said to travel up to 25km. The rocket launcher is mounted on the rear of a Mercedes-Benz Zetros 6x6 military truck chassis. The first flight test of the HISAR-O missile (its predecessor) was conducted in July 2014.

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Australian and Philippine military forces will be conducting more joint patrols in the South China Sea.

🔗 TaiwanPlus

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The U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan sailing north on the Uraga Suido, Japan.

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IRAN – A Kilo class submarine of the Iranian Navy successfully test launched a new torpedo produced by one of the defence companies of the Iranian Ministry of Defence. This torpedo is named Mia'ad.

🔗 Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch

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JAPAN – Aegis warship Kongo visits Osaka Port!

🔗 ひでむら

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US approves F-16 fighter jets’ equipment to Taiwan

The U.S. State Department has approved a $500 million arms sale to Taiwan. The sale includes infrared search and track systems for F-16 fighter jets and other equipment like computer software and spare components.

🔗 Spotlight on China

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🤩 PAGAN31 flt (The MV-22 from VMM-162 Squadron) flyover at the Navy vs Notre Dame 2023 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland.

🔗 Thenewarea51

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