The Taiwanese Air Force began to receive Qingtian supersonic cruise missiles with a firing range of 2000 km. The Liberty Times reports that Beijing is in the affected area.

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Iranian channels publish exclusive footage of the launch of an Izdeliye-358 anti-aircraft loitering missile at an American MQ-1 Predator drone. The video also contains fragments from the optical guidance head of the missile itself, which destroys the drone with a direct hit.

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The moment an American MQ-1C Gray Eagle reconnaissance UAV is hit over Yemen or Iraq by an Iranian 358 missile.

This video has been released for the first time by Iran itself.

🔗 Iran Observer

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Iran has published the various launch systems of Shahed-136s loitering
munitions for the first time.

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NEW – A training center has opened in Romania, where Ukrainian pilots will be trained to fly the F-16A fighter.

The Netherlands will provide from 12 to 18 fighters for training of both Ukrainian and Romanian pilots. The Dutch authorities sent the first five F-16s to Romania a week ago.

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In the early 2000s, a damaged Israeli Hermes UAV fell into the hands of Iranian specialists.

The result of his study was several Iranian drones of the Shahed line.

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NATO Secretary General admitted that the situation on the ground in the conflict in Ukraine is “complicated”, wants to discuss the situation with the heads of the EU Ministry of Defense

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TURKEY – Flagtar TB-3 made its 6th flight.

System identification performance test was carried out at an altitude of 7,500 feet.

Flight duration: 6 Hours

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The Kremlin and Pyongyang signed the protocol of the tenth meeting of the DPRK-Russia intergovernmental commission on cooperation in trade, economics, science and technology - KCNA

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Austria entered NATO through the back door

The Austrian government has decided on the possibility of purchasing long-range missiles as part of the European Sky Shield air defense system.

The leader of the opposition Freedom Party of Austria (FAP), Herbert Kickl, drew attention to the fact that the participants in the initiative are committed to integrating all air and missile defense systems into the architecture of NATO's air and missile defense system, and asked how this fits with Austria's neutrality.

He called this decision joining NATO "through the back door."

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Lithuania wants to close several more checkpoints on the border with Belarus

Chairman of the Lithuanian Seimas Committee on Budget and Finance Mindaugas Linge proposed assessing the possibility of closing new checkpoints on the border with Belarus.

According to him, this is due to the large flow of contraband that enters Lithuania from Belarus through the checkpoint.

Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Lithuania Vitalijus Dmitrievas noted that the installation of a physical fence on the border with Belarus made it difficult to “deliver contraband.”

In August, Lithuanian authorities temporarily closed the Šumskas/Loša and Tväreačius/Vidzy border checkpoints on the border with Belarus, citing “changes in the geopolitical situation” and “threats to national security.”

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TAIWAN – 10 Chinese PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today.

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The Chinese President Xi calls on Washington to stop arming Taiwan and stresses that the process of re-annexing the island cannot be stopped.

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TURKEY DEFENSE – ASELSAN CENK IS AT HIS DUTY

ASELSAN CENK 3B AESA Naval Platform Search Radar with two-axis electronic scanning was developed with a software and hardware architecture that can be quickly adapted to the need and evolving threat environment.

🔗 THS haber ajansı

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Ukraine has created a fleet of maritime drones, which is already operating in the Black Sea — President Zelensky

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BREAKING –NATO/Ukraine: The difficult situation on the battlefield is not a reason to abandon Ukraine; on the contrary, it should increase support - Stoltenberg

Video: Smotri media

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URGENT – Turkey's parliamentary commission has postponed voting on Sweden's application to join NATO until its next meeting.

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