USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint HOMER42 active off the coast of Israel, tonight.

🔗 Manu Gómez

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URGENT – The Russian Black Sea Fleet responded to a possible attack by Ukrainian "underwater sabotage forces" in the area of Sevastopol in the Crimea tonight, the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev announced.

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B-52H 60-0054 outbound OCONUS from Barksdale AFB LA. It's unusual to see such good tracking on one of these nuclear capable bomber flights.

🔗 MeNMyRC

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USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116), a destroyer in the Gerald R. Ford CSG, transited the Suez Canal to Red Sea and CENTCOM area of responsibility, likely to reinforce USS Carney (DDG-64).

🔗 Duan Dang

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NEW – UK: USAF B1B Lancer departed 86-0119 departed RAF Fairford -
heading to the east.

🔗 Manu Gómez

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Poland has already received 8 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle combat training jet aircraft manufactured in South Korea, but so far not a single Polish pilot is able to fly them independently.

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BREAKING – China: Defense Minister Li Shangfu removed as Minister - state media

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MIDDLE EAST – The Philippine-led CTF151, Japan's JS Ikazuchi (DD107) and EUNAVFOR ESPS Navarra (F85) conducted OOW, helo cross decking and communication exercises in the Gulf of Aden on Oct 6. Multi-national maritime task forces working together are key to keeping piracy suppressed.

🔗 Combined Maritime Forces

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Japan's Defense Ministry reported today the flight of the Russian Il-20 Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) surveillance aircraft.

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Current location of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is southeast of the Azores. Earlier today, a C-2 Greyhound transport aircraft operating from the aircraft carrier was tracked flying to Lajes airport.

🔗 Areospace Intelligence

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Yesterday, three USAF KC-135 Stratotankers arrived in the CENTCOM area of responsibility as well.

''The KC-135 is responsible for providing aerial refueling, as well as (...) passenger and cargo airlift and aero-medical evacuations.''

🔗 Areospace Intelligence

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NEW – OSINT: Russian KILO-class submarine is outside Denmarks west coast with her tuf Sergey Balk.

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Taiwan plans to build 12 new Sky Bow III air-defense missile sites by the end of 2026.

🔗 Taiwan Plus News

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JAPAN – JMSDF Non-Nuclear submarine SS-516 Raigei of the Taigei class was launched.

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TAIWAN – 19 Chinese PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were
detected by 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today.

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