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.

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The French Military announced that the Marine Nationale nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Suffren made a port-call in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for the first time.

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Panzergrenadier '66: An update of my graphic of the West German Panzergrenadier Company (SPz) when mounted on the HS.30 infantry fighting vehicle.

🔗 Battle Order

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Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) and Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD 106) in Manila, Philippines - August 25, 2023

🔗 WarshipCam

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TAIWAN – 8 Chinese PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today.

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Australian and Filipino forces, backed by U.S. Marines, practiced retaking an island seized by hostile forces in a large military drill Friday on the northwestern Philippine coast facing the disputed South China Sea: AP

🔗 Ian Ellis

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URGENT – China and Pakistan Air Forces will conduct a joint exercise "Eagle-10" (Shaheen-10) from late
August to mid-September.

In the course of working out practical tasks, the aviation of both countries will use the Chinese airfields of Jiuquan (Gansu Province) and Yinchuan (Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region).

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Rare footage of the second nuclear submarine of the Indian Navy Arighat
with ballistic missiles on board.

In total, six submarines are planned in the series of this project, each of which is capable of carrying up to 12 Sagarika ICBMs.

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The British nuclear-powered ship HMS Triumph S93, which has been performing long-range missions since May 19, first in the Mediterranean Sea and then in the seas of the northeast Atlantic , was spotted today off the southern coast of Great Britain on the outskirts of the HMNB Devonport base.

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RUSSIA – Another convoy of T-72B3 tanks belonging to the Russian Armed Forces is heading to Ukraine to replace another that participated for 6 months.

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BREAKING – A short time ago, Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip launched two rockets towards the Mediterranean Sea.

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