BREAKING – Russia's Navy Parade has no nuclear powered naval submarines
This is their first absence since 2017
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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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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 Türkiye 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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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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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. Subscribe to @DefenseBlog
BREAKING – Turkish President Erdogan called Turkey's withdrawal from northern Syria unacceptable, as Ankara is fighting terrorism in this region.
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Ukrainian forces have taken back nearly 18 square km (7 square miles) of territory in the east and the south in the past week in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, a senior defence official said on Monday - Reuters
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An analogue of the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system is presented in China
The launcher is placed on a wheeled chassis and is equipped with 48 interceptor missiles.
Israel fears that Chinese hackers gained access to secret documents of the Israeli complex more than a year ago.
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The launcher is placed on a wheeled chassis and is equipped with 48 interceptor missiles.
Israel fears that Chinese hackers gained access to secret documents of the Israeli complex more than a year ago.
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Germany is confident it will have the best equipped army division amongst European NATO allies in 2025, Army Chief Alfons Mais told Reuters, as countries are scrambling to gear up their troops in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
At the moment, Berlin does not have a single combat-ready division, a military unit comprising more than 20,000 troops. It aims to have the first of three divisions operational by 2025, with the second to follow in 2027.
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At the moment, Berlin does not have a single combat-ready division, a military unit comprising more than 20,000 troops. It aims to have the first of three divisions operational by 2025, with the second to follow in 2027.
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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. Subscribe to @DefenseBlog
SYRIA – The Turkish army targeted a Syrian army base near Ayn Issa in north of Raqqa this morning; two Syrian soldiers wounded
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The NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense System is being tested in Lithuania
Ground air defense / missile defense systems of the German, Spanish and Lithuanian Armed Forces worked out defensive measures with fighters from Finland, France, Belgium, Great Britain and Germany. Target designation was provided by long-range radar detection and control aircraft, refueling was provided by air tankers.
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Ground air defense / missile defense systems of the German, Spanish and Lithuanian Armed Forces worked out defensive measures with fighters from Finland, France, Belgium, Great Britain and Germany. Target designation was provided by long-range radar detection and control aircraft, refueling was provided by air tankers.
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A naval flotilla belonging to China set off to join Russia’s air and naval forces in the Sea of Japan
China sent out a total of five warships as well as four ship-borne helicopters to join the Russian military. The codename for the combined operations is North/Interaction-2023.
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China sent out a total of five warships as well as four ship-borne helicopters to join the Russian military. The codename for the combined operations is North/Interaction-2023.
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BREAKING – Belarus has ratified an agreement with Russia on creating and operating combat training centers for the joint training of military personnel of the armed forces. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed the relevant law - BELATA
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Belarus-Russia agreement on combat training centers for military personnel ratified
The agreement regulates matters concerning the creation and operation of combat training centers on the basis of army units in Belarus and Russia. It determines their main tasks and how the defense ministries are supposed to interact in the course of organizing…
BREAKING – Syria: The Syrian army, along with the Russian army has launched a military operation with heavy machine guns in the outskirts of Al-Wasata village, rural Aleppo
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URUGUAY – The Ministry of Defense announced that they have selected the Spanish shipyard Cardama to construct a pair of OPVs for the navy.
The pair of new-built OPVs are coming in at €82.2 million Euro.
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The pair of new-built OPVs are coming in at €82.2 million Euro.
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JAPAN – Marine Day 2023 - Yesterday's Marine Day in the port of Nagoya: Sōryū-class submarine (16SS)
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KAZAKHSTAN – Turkey is about to sell 834 Arma III armored vehicles from the producer Otokar for an amount of $4.5 billion to Kazakhstan.
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