US Black Hawk helicopters belonging to the 1st CAB1 ID from Fort Riley, Kansas, arrived last week in Lielvārde, Latvia to support Atlantic Resolve.

The operation will strengthen regional security and showcase the United States commitment to NATO allies amid tensions with Russia in the region.

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On Monday 29 March, NATO fighter jets scrambled 10 times to intercept six different groups of Russian warplanes.

NATO forces from 🇧🇪🇧🇬🇮🇹🇳🇴🇷🇴🇹🇷🇬🇧 demonstrated their readiness and capability to guard Allied skies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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From April to the end of June, NATO will carry out one of the largest military maneuvers in decades. The dimensions are impressive. Around 30,000 soldiers from 27 countries will practice parachute and landing operations, offensives and defenses as well as rapid west-east deployments across Europe.

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Japan is worried that if an incident occurs in the Taiwan Strait, Yonaguni Island may become the target of an attack by the Chinese Communists. Since the main task of the Self-Defense Force stationed on Yonaguni Island is to collect intelligence, the Ministry of Defense of Japan plans to send additional electric warfare units to the area before the end of 2023.

Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported that the main task of the "Coastal Surveillance Team" of the Self-Defense Force stationed on Yonaguni Island is to collect information, and it seems that they cannot respond to actual combat.

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Additional info, must seen in context. News from March 29, 2021 | Chinese PLA Air Force attempted to infiltrate Japan's AIDZ in the East China Sea.

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Philippines says Chinese 'militia' swarm has spread in disputed waters

Hundreds of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by militias in the South China Sea have spread to a wider area, the Philippines said on Wednesday, defying its demand for the flotilla to be withdrawn immediately.
The Philippines has described the presence of the boats inside its 200-mile exclusive economic zone at Whitsun Reef as “swarming and threatening”, while Canada, Australia, the United States, Japan and others have voiced concern about China’s intentions, prompting rebukes by Beijing.

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Russian Navy Project 22870 rescue tug Professor Nikolay Muru northbound in the Bosphorus Strait - March 31, 2021

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⚓🇺🇸 US Navy: USS San Antonio (LPD 17) San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock leaving Norfolk, Virginia for deployment - March 31, 2021

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Microsoft lands $21 billion contract to arm US soldiers with futuristic augmented-reality headsets, that would be backed by the tech firm's Azure cloud computing services, which was compromised by hackers last year.

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Hong Kong shouldn’t get special status as Beijing has slashed freedoms; US State Department releases its annual Hong Kong Policy Act Report, that includes a determination on whether the city is autonomous enough from the mainland to justify preferential economic relations.

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China says it will stand with Middle East against foreign interference;

“We oppose imposing ideology on others, and using human rights to interfere in other nations’ affairs” Chinese FM Wang Yi says after trip to six Middle Eastern countries.

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#China: Ave.956 Sarych
Video of exercises of 3rd Squadron of destroyers of Eastern Fleet of #PLA, consisting of new destroyer Suzhou project 052D (board no. 132), modernized destroyer Ave.956-E Hangzhou (board no. 136) & destroyer project 956-EM Taizhou (board no. 138) March 2021

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🇼🇸 Taiwan has decided to buy an upgraded version of Lockheed Martin Corp’s Patriot surface-to-air missile, the air force said on Wednesday, as the island bolsters its forces to guard against a rising threat from China.

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🇰🇷 South Korea’s arms procurement agency said on Wednesday that it will invest about $6.19 billion to build 3 more Aegis destroyers and buy 36 American-made attack helicopters, as part of a long-term initiative to bolster its military capabilities.

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After Russia deployed 28 battalions to Donbass and Crimea, Nord Stream 2 project has been the target of Poland & the US. While Russia aims to complete the project by its National day, the constructing company of the project said its ships were harassed by submarines and warships.

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🇬🇧The composition of the British Navy aircraft carrier strike group, which will be deployed by May 2021.

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Donetsk separatists received some new machine gun mounted pickups 🛻

#Ukraine #Russia

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Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to shell the outskirts of Donetsk, which began early this morning.

#Donbass

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RUSSIA – Over 50 battalion tactical groups to fight enemy drones in southern Russia drills

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