High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fire in unison from US Army 17th Field Artillery Brigade during a multi-national live firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 in Australia on July 22.

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VENEZUELA – The training ship of the Russian Navy "Perekop" arrived in Maracaibo. In the photo, the ship is accompanied by a patrol ship of the Venezuelan Navy GC-24 Hugo Chavez.

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China deploys DF-17 hypersonic missiles that could target Taiwan

According to a report by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) is deploying medium-range Dongfeng 17 (DF-17) hypersonic missiles in southeastern China that could potentially target Taiwan and evade U.S.-built air defense systems.

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UK – Royal Navy Astute class nuclear-powerd submarine heading down the Clyde today.

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Sudanese warning to Kenya: The forces you will send will not return

A senior Sudanese army commander has strongly rejected a Kenyan-led initiative to send peacekeepers from East Africa to help end more than 100 days of conflict in Sudan.

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URGENT – US - Poland will hold massive air exercises in August amid Wagner threats - US ambassador to Poland

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BREAKING – Iraq: A logistic convoy of the US-led International Coalition have been attacked with a IED by Iranian-backed terrorists today in the Alhila governorate.

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IRAQ – The Turkish Air Force aircraft launched a attack on positions of the
PKK in the Amedi area, Dohuk province.

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On Monday, July 24th, Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officially invited the German Army Chief of Staff Mais to visit Fuji School together with Chief of Staff Morishita.

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The Biden administration is sending up to $400 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, including a variety of munitions for advanced air defense systems and a number of small, surveillance Hornet drones, U.S. officials said Monday - AP

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TAIWAN – 25 Chinese PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities.

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IRAN – Today, Iranian Navy and IRGC Navy received the first batch of mass produced Abu-Mahdi cruise missiles which with a range of over 1,000km can target both land and maritime targets. Abu-Mahdi is designed on basis of Kh-55 cruise missiles that Iran purchased from Ukraine 20 yrs ago.

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IRAN – This video shows one of the tests of Abu-Mahdi cruise missile against a land based target in Jask, south of Iran. The missile hit the target after flying over 1,000km. It was simulation an anti-ship operation.

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IRAN – The deputy of industrial research of the Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of ballistic missiles of type Shahid Haj Qasem to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the near future.

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READOUT – US CENTCOM Commander Visits Pakistan
Armed Forces from July 23-25.

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