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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตโš“ Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force on 8-9 September, JS ISE and JS IZUMO as well as JASDF conducted a multilateral exercise with CSG21 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ including HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH in the east of Kanto to realise a Freedom of Navigation Operation amid tensions with China in the region.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโš“ US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has entered South China Sea as of Sep. 6. @DefenseBlog ๐Ÿ”ฐ
๐Ÿ”„ UPDATE โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโš“ U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS-16) joined Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group during presence operations in South China Sea.

This marks the first time a LCS has operated as part of a carrier strike group in 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JAPAN โ€“ Sep. 8 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งโš“ Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth departing from the US Navy base, Yokosuka.

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งโš“ More pictures from the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier

๐Ÿคฉ On the flight deck, F35B was being serviced immediately, after departing Yokosuka base on the 8th.

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Interesting video of ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งโš“ Royal Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโš“ U.S. Navy USS America & USS Carl Vinson sailing together in the pacific.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณโœˆ๏ธ The Indian Cabinet approves procurement of 56 Airbus C-295MW transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force to replace its old Avro transports.

40 among the 56 are to be made in India.

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The Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan hasn't been so lively for a long time.

The visit of CSG21 gave Japanese, American, British, and Dutch naval ships only this opportunity to appear in the same frame. ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

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RUSSIA โ€“ Su-25SM planes and Mi-8 helicopters fired air-to-surface missiles at imaginary enemy targets during Exercise Rubezh-2021 at the Edelweiss training ground.

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UPDATE โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผโšก 6th day in a row that China has sent aircraft into Taiwanโ€™s ADIZโ€ฆ

4 Chinese military planes enter Taiwanโ€™s ADIZ

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Russia and Belarus formally opened vast joint military drills on Thursday, a week-long exercise across the territory of both countries and in the Baltic Sea that has alarmed some NATO countries.

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RUSSIA โ€“ Servicemen from the Baltic Fleet's 336th Naval Infantry Brigade conducted a counter-amphibious landing exercise in Kaliningrad.

Note: Kaliningrad is located close to the borders of NATO members Poland and Lithuania.

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BELARUS โ€“ As part of the joint Air Force and Air Defense Forces training center, Russia also transferred part of an S-300PM2 system (looks like two TELs) to Belarus a week and a half ago.

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