JUST IN – China's Type 003 aircraft carrier may be ready for launch by the end of this year, according to new details.

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🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN – 🔞 Taliban executed a civilian Shiite Hazara in their offensive in the center of the country.

Hazara standing in opposition to the Taliban.

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🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN – 60 Afghan soldiers were captured by the Taliban after taking the Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan, Kandahar province.

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🇬🇷 GREECE – Yesterday's statement by the Minister of Defense for the Hellenic Navy Battleship AVEROF, "a ship built by Italian shipyards with French engines and British weapons systems", means that the top design will be chosen with the incomparable combination of weapons and electronic systems from 🇺🇸 and 🇫🇷?

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🇬🇷 GREECE – Greek defense expo DEFEA2021 has revealed a Tactical Drone with 2 Hydra 2.75 in rockets manufactured by the Greek SAS.

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ISRAEL – Elbit Systems Ltd has released a video of a drone-onboard anti-missile system project.

Aircraft could use a high-energy laser beam to neutralize projectiles.

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JUST IN – 🇺🇸 US General Miller, commander of the U.S. troops in Afghanistan, returns home.

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RUSSIA – In St. Petersburg on the Neva, a training session was held for the Main Naval Parade, about 20 warships and boats of various classes and displacement took part in the rehearsal.

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RUSSIA – At the "Alabino" training ground, the servicemen of the motorized rifle division suppressed the advance of the mock enemy with the help of the "Tornado-G" MLRS. salvo fire on manpower & vehicles of the "enemy" was opened after reconnaissance of the area from the UAV "Orlan-10".

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