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Hello HMS Prince of Wales! – here’s a great view from a pair of Hawk jets from RNAS Culdrose’s 736 Naval Air Squadron, as they pass the carrier during her recent training exercises. The ship returned to Portsmouth last week.

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🀩 A πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§βš“ Royal Navy Wildcat flying past πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš“ USS America while conducting exercises with HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier strike group and Japanese Navy.

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AVIATION NEWS ✈ – The Republic of Kazakhstan πŸ‡°πŸ‡Ώ has ordered 2 Airbus A-400M. from the Airbus Defence Company.

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States Air Force, Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules (07-8614, AE293B) as flight HKY130 HDG towards Incirlik Air Base, Adana πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· avoided to fly near the πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Base in Latakia πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡Ύ Syria.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΅βš“ French Navy submarine AMETHYSTE S605 arrived at the US Navy's Submarine Base Groton 1 Sept, a rare foreign visitor to the Connecticut base new New London.

At 2,600 tons submerged AMETHYSTE is one of the world's smallest nuclear-powered attack subs.

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πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ The Bundeswehr Army Capability Development Center has published an interesting document on the development and application of robotic and automated systems for the armed forces.

One of the promising areas, of course, is drones. The concept presents three quadrocopters and one helicopter-type drone, which should be built into the network structure of the use of robotic systems on the battlefield.

1. Reconnaissance mini-fighter with payload - 100 grams (can carry a package).

2. Quadrocopter-kamikaze with a mine up to 1.5 kg.

3. Flying "shaitan-pipe" with an anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade.

4) An unmanned helicopter for the delivery of goods with a rotor diameter of 4 meters.

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš“ U.S. Marine F-35Bs to operate off largest Japanese warship later this year

U.S. Marine F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters will operate off a Japanese warship later this year, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said on Wednesday.

In November, the Marine F-35Bs will embark on one of the two 24,000-ton Izumo-class helicopter destroyers in an exchange that could lead to a similar program in which a U.S. Marine JSF squadron embarked aboard U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) this year.

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πŸ‡¦πŸ‡«βš‘ AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban sent massive military reinforcements to the Panjshir Valley.

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βš” πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Rheinmetall Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and its MSSA remote weapon station is on display at IDEB 2021 in Bratislava, πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡° Slovakia.

Main Sensor Slaved Armament (MSSA) is an optional RWS installed on the turret roof, which works in conjunction with the SEOSS-2P commander sight.

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πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GERMANY – German Army training exercise of the 1st Armored Division

The participating commanders prove this in Oldenburg. In today's military patrol, everything is demanded of the soldiers.

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πŸ‡°πŸ‡·βš“ South Korean navy conducts training with British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in East Sea.

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RUSSIA – Uran-9 will monitor warehouses, gas stations, communication centers, command posts & other facilities. They will detect the enemy with their optoelectronic & radar systems & destroy it. The 2nd task for Uran-9 will be the fight against drones.

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Participants of the "Combat Aircraft System of the Future"program: France, Germany and Spain, signed an agreement to implement a work plan to create a prototype of a promising NGF fighter by 2027. The cost of the work is estimated at 8.6 billion euros.

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⚠️ UPDATE – Iran advances the preparations for possible strike on #nuclear facilities, tries to deter attack by boasting of improved air defenses

As @DefenseBlog already reported, Tehran unveils new radar, claims defense systems can detect remote aircraft & intercept cruise missiles.