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.

🔗 Taiwan Plus

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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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NEW – President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky arrived at the Pentagon and met with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

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RARE – This afternoon two Norwegian F-35As landed on a highway in Finland for the first time.

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Taiwan arms manufacturer to deliver 1,000 missiles for Taiwan forces next year

Taiwan’s top arms manufacturer will produce over 1,000 missiles for its military and expects to deliver the weapons next year.

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URGENT – Russia: On September 22, live-fire exercises at the Novorossiysk naval base will be held in the waters of the seaport of Tuapse

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BREAKING – Occupied Crimea: Some consequences of the cruise missile attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol (September 22, 2023).

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USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer coming into Yokosuka, Japan while USS John Finn (DDG 113) heads out - September 22, 2023

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USS Benfold (DDG 65) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer coming into Yokosuka, Japan - September 22, 2023

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IRAN – The Iranian Armed Forces military parade on Friday to observe Sacred Defense Week, The Fattah hypersonic ballistic missile was displayed , which is a precision-guided two-stage solid-fueled rocket boasting a range of 1,400 km and a terminal speed of Mach 13 to 15.

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The US will be sending a Small Number of ATACMS Long Range Missiles to Ukraine is what US President Biden told Zelensky, according to US Officials reports NBC News

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RARE – Finland: For the first time, a pair of F-35A fighter jets landed and took off from a highway. The military exercise took place in Tervo, Finland, using jets from the Royal Norwegian Airforce.

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