Two Tu-160 strategic bombers of the Russian Air Force conducted a flight over the Baltic Sea.

They were accompanied by Su-35S and Su-27 fighter jets.

At certain stages of their route met by Finnish F-18s, German Eurofighters and Danish F-16s.

🔗 Status-6 (@Archer83Able)

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Shoigu said that the US/NATO are continuing provocative actions in the Black Sea and increasing their mil presence on Russia's southern and western borders, and that this is forcing Russia to increase the combat capabilities of the Southern Mil District for strategic deterrence.

🔗 Rob Lee (@RALee85)

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The Northern Fleet has also begun a large-scale exercise as part of the Russian Armed Forces control check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4TG8GzuGuk&t=46s
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/11186575

🔗 Rob Lee (@RALee85)

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HDT’s Hunter Wheeled Offload Logistics Follower (WOLF) is a rugged 6×6 load-carrier for dismounted infantry. In this video the system was armed with a heavy machine gun. #USA

🔗 Ali Özkök (@Ozkok\_A)

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Whether it is #GlobalThunder or any day of a week, #USSTRATCOM remains resolved to meet the challenges of #21stCentury #StrategicDeterrence.

#ICYMI: Here is our new command video explaining who we are & why we must remain Ready Today, Ready Tomorrow. #PeaceIsOurProfession…

🔗 US Strategic Command (@US\_Stratcom)

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Our @341MissileWing #Striker #maintainers keep the #MinutemanIII #ICBM fleet ready and combat-capable 24/7/365. 💪💪💪
#AnywhereAnytime #GlobalDeterrence #GlobalStrike #MMIII

🔗 AFGSC (@AFGlobalStrike)

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Whether it is #GlobalThunder or any day of a week, #USSTRATCOM remains resolved to meet the challenges of #21stCentury #StrategicDeterrence.

#ICYMI: Here is our new command video explaining who we are & why we must remain Ready Today, Ready Tomorrow. #PeaceIsOurProfession…

🔗 US Strategic Command (@US\_Stratcom)

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The KC-10 Extender is an @AirMobilityCmd advanced tanker & cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. It can refuel fighters & simultaneously carry the fighter support personnel & equipment on overseas deployments. #AirPower

🔗 U.S. Air Force (@usairforce)

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet and three Rafale fighter jets, assigned to #French @MarineNationale, fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower @TheCVN69 in the #ArabianSea, April 13. @US5thFleet

🔗 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM)

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BREAKING – Germany may withdraw troops from Afghanistan on July 4, Bild writes

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#Ukraine Emergency Service Antonov AN-26 04BLUE
tracking over #Belarus

🔗 Manu Gómez (@GDarkconrad)

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#Ukraine Emergency Service Antonov AN-26 04BLUE descending for #Misk #Belarus

🔗 Manu Gómez (@GDarkconrad)

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Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MD RA78816 descending for Yeysk.

🔗 Manu Gómez (@GDarkconrad)

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 A reconnaissance Boeing RC-135W of the British Air Force is now passing along :

❌Crimea
❌Black Sea
❌heading back home

#Russia #Ukraine #Donbass

🔗 🆁🅰🅶🅴🆇 (@theragex)

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#DefenderEurope 21 focuses on building operational readiness & interoperability with a greater number of @NATO allies & partners over a wider area of operations!

Learn More ➡️ http://www.europeafrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope/

🔗 U.S. Army Europe and Africa (@USArmyEURAF)

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Lt. Col. Rebecca Milkowski-Gerdelman, battalion commander of the 405th Army Field Support Battalion-Germany, talks about the first of several forward APS-2 issues for Army prepositioned stock in support of #DefenderEurope 21. #Team21 #StrongerTogether

🔗 Twenty-First TSC (@21stTSC)

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An official from the #Syriac Union Party in northeast #Syria says that "National Defense (NDF) militias are a tool in the Syrian regime's hand to sow sedition and damage stability in the area."
Read more: https://npasyria.com/en/57990/

🔗 NORTH PRESS AGENCY - ENGLISH (@NPA\_English)

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More than 2,000 paratroopers, 60 units of equipment (BMD-2s & BTR-Ds) of the 98th Guards Airborne Division and 40 Ilyushin Il-76MD transport aircraft were involved in airborne landings during the course of a large-scale exercises at the Opuk training grounds in Crimea.

🔗 Status-6 (@Archer83Able)

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JUST IN – ⚓🇺🇸 US Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft will be armed with long-range Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship cruise missiles by 2024.

The contract for their mutual integration from the US Department of Defense was received by Boeing.

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🇯🇵 Japan Coast Guard Moving Forward With Maritime Surveillance UAV Procurement

According to a report by Japan's public broadcaster NHK, in a press conference held on April 21, 2021, commandant of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) Takahiro Okushima revealed that the JCG will proceed with specific studies to introduce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct maritime surveillance and other operations.

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