BREAKING – Israel: There is a unconfirmed reported that unknown soldiers have fired 2 Qassam-1 rockets on the Israeli Shaked settlement near Jenin today.
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A takeover of Taiwan by China would be "disastrous for the U.S.," while providing Beijing with greater military power, control of key sea lanes, confidence in further seizures, and access to key Taiwanese technology, according to an unclassified U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) report.
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🚨 BREAKING – Syria: Russian army attacked Turkish military base near Aleppo
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Germany and The Netherlands jointly order 1.508 Caracal Infantry Mobility/Air Assault vehicles.
Germany and the Netherlands signed a framework agreement with the German based Rheinmetall for the acquisition of their Caracal 4×4 infantry mobility vehicle. In total the Framework agreement calls for 3,058 units in up to 12 variants worth 1.9 billion € (~2 billion USD).
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Germany and the Netherlands signed a framework agreement with the German based Rheinmetall for the acquisition of their Caracal 4×4 infantry mobility vehicle. In total the Framework agreement calls for 3,058 units in up to 12 variants worth 1.9 billion € (~2 billion USD).
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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine publishes footage from the Belarusian border where fortification works continue to strengthen the northern direction towards Belarus.
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Taiwan’s military deployed some attack helicopters and amphibious vehicles this morning at a possible landing beach for the PLA, part of the Taiwanese preparations for this year’s Han Kuang exercise.
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North Korea on Monday accused U.S. spy aircraft of intruding in its airspace recently, warning that there is no guarantee that such aircraft will not be shot down, state media reported. Subscribe to @DefenseBlog
INTEL UPDATE – North Korea: Here are the two locations the DPRK side claims that U.S. intel assets invaded North Korean airspace above its EEZ on Monday.
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UKRAINE CELEBRATES 500 DAYS OF WAR WITH STRIKES ON RUSSIAN STRATEGIC REAR FACILITIES
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Lockheed Martin Takes Next Step Toward PAC-3 MSE Integration With Aegis Weapon System
For the first time, Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully communicated with the AN/SPY-1 Radar, a key component in the Aegis Weapon System.
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For the first time, Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully communicated with the AN/SPY-1 Radar, a key component in the Aegis Weapon System.
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Myanmar violence and South China Sea disputes to dominate ASEAN talks
Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the ASEAN summit this week in Indonesia.
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Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the ASEAN summit this week in Indonesia.
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Indian Army regiment armed with 155mm x 45 caliber dhanush artillery along Ashok and Layland 6x6 FATs at Ladakh disputed border with China.
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Germany will supply Ukraine with two Patriot air defense systems launchers, 25 Leopard tanks, 40 Marder BMPs, 20,000 artillery shells and other weapons worth 600 million euros.
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BREAKING – NATO put 300,000 soldiers on standby - Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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SOUTH CHINA SEA – Show of force: China has staged an unusually large number of maritime militia (24) in the Mischief Reef/Second Thomas (Ayungin) Shoal area, at the same time as the Philippines has reported swarms of PRC militia/fishing ships at nearby Sabina Shoal and Iroquois Reef.
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🚨 BREAKING – Germany will not hand over long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine - the German Defense Minister
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CUBA – RuNavy Smolnyy-class training ship Perekop arrived at the port of Havana, July 11, 2023.
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JUST IN – US give 40 new F-16s to Turkey, to modernize nearly 80 aircraft; Canada agreed to lift the arms embargo against Turkey.
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TAIWAN – The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 38 Chinese military aircraft and nine naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Tuesday (July 11) and 6 a.m. on Wednesday (July 12).
Of the 38 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 32 were tracked in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), according to the MND. One BZK-005 reconnaissance drone crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, while six Sukhoi Su-30 combat jets either crossed the median line or entered the southwest corner of the ADIZ.
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Of the 38 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 32 were tracked in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), according to the MND. One BZK-005 reconnaissance drone crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, while six Sukhoi Su-30 combat jets either crossed the median line or entered the southwest corner of the ADIZ.
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