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JAPAN – JMSDF: Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Forces, along with the U.S. and South Korean forces, conducted a joint exercises on Sunday, the Joint Staff reported

"However, the security environment surrounding Japan has become more severe, with North Korea launching an ICBM-class ballistic missile."

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US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan with two escort cruisers: USS Antietam CG54 and USS Robert Smalls CG62 arrives today for a visit to the port of Bali, Indonesia.

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BREAKING – Occupied Crimea: War At the entrance to Sevastopol Bay

Video of shooting at a Ukrainian remote-controlled exploding boat in Sevastopol at dawn on July 16. It is stated that two such boats were destroyed.

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Venezuelan navy patrol vessel Guaiqueri (PO-11) leaving Puerto Cabello yesterday with C-802A anti ship missiles installed.

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Guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) arrives in the Middle East operating area upon transiting the Suez Canal, July 14. Thomas Hudner is supporting U.S. 5th Fleet to help ensure regional maritime security and stability.

πŸ”— U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet

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Comparative dimensions of the Ohio-class SSBN, the Taigei-class non-nuclear submarine of the Japanese Navy and the B-52N strategic bomber.

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INDIA – Report: Maoist militant group has recruited 1200 new militants in Dantewada, Sukma and South Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.

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India considers selling BrahMos missiles to Russia - WION

India is weighing in on the plans of selling BrahMos missiles to Russia, according to a recent report.

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BREAKING – Israel: The IDF announced the start of a new military exercise in the occupied Golan Heights.

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Israel Quietly Embeds Al Systems in Deadly Military Operations

Selecting targets for air strikes and executing raids can now be conducted with unprecedented speed, according to army officials.

The Israel Defense Forces have started using artificial intelligence to select targets for air strikes and organize wartime logistics as tensions escalate in the occupied territories and with arch-rival Iran.

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NATO: WHO CAN TRANSFER F-16 FIGHTERS TO UKRAINE? Turkey - 260 units Greece - 154 units Norway - 57 units Belgium - 53 units Denmark - 48 units Poland - 48 units Netherlands - 42 ed Portugal - 30 units Romania - 17 units Slovakia - 14 units Bulgaria - 12 units…
USA – National security advisor Jake Sullivan said that F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots can start in a couple of weeks. Earlier, EU countries were waiting approval as the White House was still reviewing the formal request.

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Russia receives Western components for its missiles to circumvent sanctions, - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Components from Germany and other NATO countries were found in Russian "Kynzhal" and "Iskander" missiles. The list of spare parts suppliers includes 16 German companies.

πŸ”— Lew Anno

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BREAKING – Russia's Navy Parade has no nuclear powered naval submarines

This is their first absence since 2017

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The Italian Armed Forces signed a contract with the Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for the purchase of Spike-LR2 anti-tank missiles in the amount of 143 million euros. Deliveries will be made from 2023 to 2030.

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The Greek Navy was showing interest in purchasing four "littoral" LCS ships being decommissioned by the US fleet.

Opposition to buying ships with very high operating costs is also strong.

On July 19, the leadership of the Greek fleet will give an official recommendation for the acquisition of LCS. The total purchase price of the four ships is estimated at $600 million.

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BREAKING – A counter-terrorist operation regime has been announced in Turkey on the border with Syria. The entry to 14 districts of Turkey on the border with Syria is prohibited for 2 weeks - from July 15 to July 29, according to TΓΌrkiye Gazetesi Subscribe…
MAP UPDATE – About the ongoing counter-terrorist operation of the Turkish Armed Forces

Yesterday started the counter-terrorist operation regime for 15 days in the border regions of Shirnak province with Iraq and Syria.

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ISRAEL – The new 155/52 caliber Elbit Roem wheeled howitzer have entered IDF artillery forces.

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The war in Ukraine has not reached a stalemate, but it is going hard against Russia - Jake Sullivan, US national security advisor

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UKRAINE WAR – Video shows the soldiers of the Odesa 28th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in battle against Russian army in Kurdyumivka, Bakhmut axis, Donbas region.

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