BELARUS – The opening ceremony of the joint operational-strategic exercise of the CSTO "Combat Brotherhood - 2023" was held in Brest
National contingents of five countries take part in the exercise - Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. In total, more than 2,500 servicemen and over 500 pieces of weapons, military and special equipment have been declared.
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National contingents of five countries take part in the exercise - Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. In total, more than 2,500 servicemen and over 500 pieces of weapons, military and special equipment have been declared.
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The South Korean Armed Forces have created a new command body - UAV Control Command
The headquarters is located in the city of Pocheon, 50 km northeast of Seoul.
Reported directly to the Ministry of Defense of the country. It is composed of specialists from the army, navy, aviation and marine corps.
Major General Lee Bo-hyun (pictured right) is appointed as the first commander.
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The headquarters is located in the city of Pocheon, 50 km northeast of Seoul.
Reported directly to the Ministry of Defense of the country. It is composed of specialists from the army, navy, aviation and marine corps.
Major General Lee Bo-hyun (pictured right) is appointed as the first commander.
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UK – Scotland: Royal Navy Astute-class submarine outbound from Faslane today
📹 Sheila Weir
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URGENT – China: The Air Defense Unit of the Air Force of the Eastern Command of the PLA was delivered with a battery of the Hongqi-9B anti-aircraft missile system with a firing range of up to 250 km.
🔻Battery includes:
➖ four launchers;
➖ Radar illumination and guidance HT-233;
➖ Target detection radar (possibly new).
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🔻Battery includes:
➖ four launchers;
➖ Radar illumination and guidance HT-233;
➖ Target detection radar (possibly new).
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TAIWAN – September 3th: Army Day - Ready to defend the strategic important Island.
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USA – Full-speed mass production is expected. The U.S. Air Force F-15EX passed the first-stage integration evaluation
The U.S. Air Force announced that two test F-15EX fighter jets completed air-to-air and air-to-ground standoff munitions tests in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico. It is a long-lost new process since it was delivered to the U.S. Air Force in 2010.
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The U.S. Air Force announced that two test F-15EX fighter jets completed air-to-air and air-to-ground standoff munitions tests in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico. It is a long-lost new process since it was delivered to the U.S. Air Force in 2010.
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The U.S. Army recently held the "Noble Defender" and "Polar Dagger" joint exercises in the waters of Alaska. P. Murtha, LPD-26) conducts high-speed assault operations after departure.
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CHINA – An exercise was conducted on the territory of the Baitabu airfield in the city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, the deployment site of the 95th Fighter Aviation Brigade of the PLA Eastern Command Air Force, at the end of August. The goal was to check the readiness of the involved forces and means to promptly restore the object damaged as a result of an enemy air raid. According to the scenario, the runway (RWY) was destroyed as a result of the use of air bombs by the enemy. For the restoration work, emergency services with special equipment and sappers were involved, who within three hours were able to carry out work to neutralize unexploded ordnance and repair the destroyed sections of the runway, which allowed the airfield to continue to receive military aircraft.
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Drones in Ukraine is a serious business now, from production to operating, and battle filed testing.
Here is a size comparison of other drones out there.
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Here is a size comparison of other drones out there.
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North Korea says it has simulated a nuclear missile attack to warn its enemies of the danger of nuclear war.
🔗 Taiwan Plus
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POLAND – US Army soldiers with the Electromagnetic Activities Company, 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force, operate an aerostat during exercise Arcane Thunder 23 (AT23) in Ustka, Aug. 29, 2023.
📸 by Sgt. Alex Soliday
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NEW – Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine expect the delivery of F-16 fighters by the spring of 2024 and plans to start using them on the battlefield during the same period.
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The US Navy contracts Sikorsky Aircraft for $2.77 billion to supply 35 CH-53K KingStallion helicopters: 12 for US Marine Corps' Lot 7, 15 for Lot 8, and 8 for Israeli Armed Forces, including spare parts and support. This is the largest order for these helicopters.
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Apparently the Russians have started deploying Pantsir SAM systems on towers in the Moscow area to counter Ukrainian drone attacks.
🔗 OSINTtechnical
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INTEL REPORT – Wall Street Journal 📰 — Chinese "tourists" have entered the US military base hundreds of times, fearing espionage
The U.S. has discovered more than 100 cases in which Chinese citizens "coincidentally" strayed into important US military sites and sensitive facilities without legal authorization in recent years! The Chinese suspects all insisted that tourists strayed into important places, and the U.S. believes that China’s large-scale espionage activities are behind it
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The U.S. has discovered more than 100 cases in which Chinese citizens "coincidentally" strayed into important US military sites and sensitive facilities without legal authorization in recent years! The Chinese suspects all insisted that tourists strayed into important places, and the U.S. believes that China’s large-scale espionage activities are behind it
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