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⚠️ JUST IN ✈️🇺🇸⚔️🇬🇧A B-52H strategic long range bomber departed from England heading to the Northeast of Scandinavia.

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Rheinmetall builds a new Lynx infantry fighting vehicle in Ukraine

Ukraine will be supplied with Lynx IFVs in the future. The first tanks are to be built by Rheinmetall in cooperation with a Ukrainian partner this year, Handelsblatt

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BREAKING – German Defense News: Defense Minister announced a first move towards military connoscription of young men.

In order to increase the strength of the Bundeswehr, Defense Minister Pistorius is planning a new military service model. It provides for the registration of those fit for military service and a connoscription. Military service should remain voluntary.

📈 40,000 connoscriptions are planned annually.


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⚔️🇳🇴 As Russia is flexing semi-ballistic destruction, Norway doubles up on missile defence - Barents Observer

Norway’s Parliament, on Tuesday unanimously approved the long-term Defence Plan which stipulates a doubling of Surface-to-Air missile system. Domestically developed NASAMS will be improved to better take down drones and missiles.


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⚔️🌐 For the first time since joining NATO, fighter jets from Finland have been certified for NATO’s Air Policing mission in Romania

This 2-month deployment to Romanian Air Force’s first major contribution to NATO's collective peacetime missions 


🔗 NATO Air Command
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🇳🇴 Here is the moment KV Hopen was baptized 🎉

This is a milestone for the port nation of Norway. With these vessels, we will have a modern fleet designed to operate in the demanding northern areas with the technology that today's defense requires, says Chief of the Norwegian Navy, Rear Admiral Ol Berdal


🔗 Norwegian Armed Forces

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🇳🇴🇬🇧 In the coming two weeks, Norwegian vessels and British anti-submarine helicopters will train together on submarine hunting and torpedo firing in this year's submarine exercise, "Grüner Aal"

- The exercise is carried out every year outside Bergen and is a joint exercise between Germany and Norway. This year, however, Germany does not have the opportunity to participate.


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🇷🇺 Russian Navy The frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the nuclear SSGN submarine Kazan in Havana, Cuba, June 12, 2024. Photo by Adalberto Roque.

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NEW 🇱🇹⚔️🇺🇦Lithuania is sending 14 armored vehicles M113 to Ukraine this week to enhance demining capabilities. This is part of our unwavering support within the framework of the Demining Coalition.

🔗 Lithuanian MOD
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⚔️🇺🇸 – US Marines with conducted a free-fall jump during exercise Baltic Operations 24 in Sweden, June 7.

The Marines conducted the free-fall jumps as part of their insertion, contingency, and exfiltration training, enabling them to operate in austere environments.

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🇺🇸⚔️🇹🇼 As of March 2024, Taiwan received from the United States 251 anti-tank missiles out of 400 ordered for the FGM-148 Javelin ATGM.

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NEW – Russia: The new A-100 Premier long-range radar detection and control aircraft during test flights (intended to replace the destroyed A-50)

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BREAKING – NATO countries have already supplied Kiev with weapons worth $98 billion, US Secretary of Defense Austin said

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