URGENT – Civilians evacuating the city of Askeran, amidst reports of Azerbaijani advances nearby

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BREAKING – Russia: A Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the Voronezh region.

According to the Ministry of Lies of the Russian Federation, the crew ejected.

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JUST IN – Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner announced today that Austria has decided to replace their aging Lockheed C-130Ks with Embraer C-390s instead of purchasing C-130Js.

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URGENT – Taiwan: 15 Chinese PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today.

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URGENT – Yerevan supports the position of the Armenians of Karabakh on a ceasefire - Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia

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JUST IN – Taiwan handed over 48 rescue vehicles to Kyiv. The handover of the cars took place on September 19 in Gdansk, Poland.

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BREAKING – Kiev and Paris are discussing the possibility of transferring Mirage 2000 fighters from the French Air Force to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

According to the French portal Intelligence Online, the parties are already close to concluding such an agreement.

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JUST IN – Iran: Russian Defense Minister Shoigu arrived in Tehran and inspected
Iran's drones and missile systems.

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BREAKING – Reuters: U.S. President Joe Biden plans to announce a $325 million military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday.

It is slated to include the second tranche of cluster munitions fired by a 155 millimeter Howitzer cannon
ATACMS missiles are purportedly not included.

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URGENT – Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki said that Warsaw has currently stopped supplying any weapons to Kyiv, as it is actively arming itself.

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Boeing Defense: The MH139 Grey Wolf, the newest helicopter in the US Air Force fleet, recently made a run at the annual AF Marathon. Replacing the UH-1N Huey, the MH-139 cruises 50% faster, flies 50% farther, has a 30% larger cabin and can lift 5,000 more pounds.

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NEW – Ukrainian President Zelensky held negotiations with German Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz.

Politicians discussed the situation on the front line and the priority needs of the Ukrainian defense forces. We paid special attention to preparations for the International Conference on the Restoration of Ukraine, which will be held in Germany.

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RUSSIA – In the Sverdlovsk region, large-scale exercises of the strategic missile forces with "Yars" complexes have begun, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced. More than 3,000 military personnel of the missile strategic forces and about 300 pieces of equipment participate in them.

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The US Senate has confirmed US Air Force General Charles Brown as the new head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Mark Milley is leaving his post. Brown will take office on October 1, 2023

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Taiwan’s military is preparing to open one of its bases to the public to showcase some of the systems used to defend the country.

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Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales R09 completed its crossing of the Atlantic and arrived yesterday at the US naval base NS Mayport.

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NORWAY – French Rubis-class SSN in Grøtsund - Tromsø today, not long after the Ohio-class SSGN USS Florida departed.

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Britain's biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, has arrived in Florida as the Royal Navy vessel continues to strengthen ties with her allies on the other side of the Atlantic.

More than 900 personnel assigned to the aircraft carrier have now arrived at US Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville.

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