US Secretary of State Blinken and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg spoke by phone today. Here's a readout:

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In red is Taiwan's sovereign airspace. In white is the ADIZ.

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Greece is upgrading 84 of its F-16 Block 50/52 fighters to the Viper version, the most advanced for this type of aircraft to date.

Local media, against the background of the confrontation between Ankara and Athens, have already called the development of their Air Force "the worst nightmare" for Turkey.

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President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan:

Today he opened a military base in the city of Jibril near the Iranian border. The city was under Armenian control before the recent Karabakh war.

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Australian Navy HMAS Brisbane conduct weapons calibration & performance drills while deployed.

The destroyer undertook pre-action calibration firing of its five-inch main gun & Phalanx Close-In Weapons System. They also conducted a gun function trial of its Typhoon 25mm weapons system.

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🇺🇸⚓ U.S. Navy: USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) Seawolf-class attack submarine coming into San Diego and then heading back out - October 4, 2021.

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BREAKING – The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry called the closure of the airspace by Iran a betrayal by Tehran to please Armenia.

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SYRIA – One of the terrorist groups operating on the territory of Syrian Idlib announced the blowing up of a Turkish military column.
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SYRIA – Massive and qualitative military reinforcements to Idlib: expectations of widespread military action.

Over the last few hours, the Syrian army has sent massive military reinforcements to conflict areas with armed groups and factions in Idlib.

Soheil Hassan (commander of the Tiger Force units of the Syrian army) in his troops in Idlib province asked them not to be afraid of death and to be ready for liberation.

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SOUTH CHINA SEA – Over 150 Chinese Vessels Still Continue On Philippines Waters; Manila Files Protest

Manila also protested the unlawful restriction of Filipino fishermen from Scarborough Shoal

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🇺🇸⚓ U.S. Navy V-22 Osprey having fun with crosswinds landing onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth during operations in the Philippine Sea.

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JUST IN – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine and Georgia will join NATO "not tomorrow."

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KOSOVO – Soldiers of the 9th Alpine Rifle Regiment of the Italian Army practice riot control measures as part of the Opreh Level 2 exercise.

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Check out F-35B Lightning II aircraft conducted vertical landings and take offs aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan.

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NIGERIA –ISIS terrorists in West Africa released released footage of burning of houses and vehicles belonging to local militias loyal to the Nigerian Army in Harang town in Borno state

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RARE FOOTAGE – Russian and Algerian servicemen firing AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifles as part of an exercise in North Ossetia.

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UZBEKISTAN – The leadership of Uzbekistan will not allow the deployment of US troops on its territory, the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Uzbekistan Sadyk Safayev said.

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⚠️ Hezbollah operatives trained in Iran deploy suicide drones in Syria fighting.

This enables Hezbollah to acquire valuable field experience for drone warfare vs. Israel in future conflict, report says.

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