US and Australia deepen military ties to counter China after reaching agreement to expands military cooperation

The agreement will see an increased American rotational presence in Australia to include frequent U.S. submarine visits to a base in western Australia, more U.S. access to airbases in northern and western Australia, increased cooperation between both countries in space, speeding up efforts for Australia to develop its own guided missile production capability and working to establish deeper security relationships with other countries in the region -- most notably Japan.

🔗 Indo-Pacific News

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Pakistan-based Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra (PAC Kamra) signed an MOU with TUŞAŞ of Turkey for the joint development of unmanned aerial vehicles, warplanes (KAAN) and different airworthy equipment.

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Russian army is sending tanks to Ukranian border.

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U.S. 5th Fleet & Israeli Navy kicked off an annual exercise in Haifa today.

“Israel is one of our most capable maritime partners & these exercises further underscore historic military cooperation achieved in recent years,” said VADM Cooper.

🔗 U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet

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Hezbollah building bases for Iranian forces in Lebanon, as Tehran prepares to expand military operations on Israel’s borders.

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BREAKING – Sudan: The Russian-backed Rapid Support Forces launched a major attack on the armored corps of the
Sudanese Army,, south of Khartoum

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Algeria newspaper indicates UAE role in Niger coup - Middle East Monitor

French-language Algerian newspaper Le Soir d'Algerie reported that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have played a role in the attempted coup against Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum.

The newspaper pointed out that all eyes were on the current Niger ambassador to the UAE, who was the army's chief of staff before Bazoum dismissed him.

The newspaper noted that the presence of the former chief of staff of the Niger army in the UAE may have given him the "boldness" to turn the table on Bazoum, especially if he was supported by senior officials in Abu Dhabi.

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ECOWAS has stated that they have given the Military Junta of Niger a “1-Week Ultimatum” that if President Mohamed Bazoum and his Government are not Restored to Power than they will use all Necessary Measures to insure that he is including the use of Military Force.

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened again with a nuclear conflict on Sunday, arguing that a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive would force Russia to resort to nuclear weapons.

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This morning former President of Russia Medvedev is back with nuclear threats, despite Putin's assurances that Ukrainian counter-offensive failed, and Medvedev's own claim, Dmitriy writes "if Ukrainian counter-offensive succeed, Russia will have to use nuclear weapons"

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SYRIA – Russian MoD: The Ministry claims that a MQ-9 "Reaper" UAV of the US-led International Coalition dangerously approached a Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces at a distance of less than 100 meters in height.

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The marines from the occupier's army were specially greeted for the Navy Day of the russian federation. Ukrainian hackers previously inserted mass mailing messages (spam) into russian systems.

Thus, russian marines, including commanders of the russian Navy, received messages on messengers like Viber, Telegram, and WhatsApp. The marines warmly thanked for the greetings and only then opened the mentioned video. The 'greeting' contained a video of attacks on russian military ships, including the cruiser 'Moscow'.

📱 "The messages contained a 'Trojan' program that removes information from phones and redirects it to Ukrainian servers. At present, the flow of information, including confidential, continues.

At the same time, the servers of three russian government websites were hacked. Including the website of the 'Eurasian Economic Union'. The aforementioned video was also posted on them, and access to closed information was obtained.

GUR, Military Intel of Ukrainy MoD

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BREAKING – Lebanon: The Palestinian Presidency: The assassination of members of the National Security Forces in Ain al-Hilweh camp crossed the red lines

On 30 July 2023, following clashes inside Ain al-Hilweh camp - Saida, a shell landed in a military center and army observation posts and points were shot, wounding a number of soldiers.

UPDATE – 12 people were injured, including 2 seriously, during clashes in Ain Al-Hilweh camp, south of Lebanon.

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BREAKING – Syria: The Syrian army and the Russian forces bombard with heavy artillery the vicinity of the town of "Kafr-Amma" in the western countryside of Aleppo

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French Navy's Suffren-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren (S-635) crossing the Suez Canal with a DDS (dry deck shelter) attached, July 27, 2023

🔗 Saturnax

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly shamed Russian Defense Minister Shoigu in Pyongyang

The dictator coldly dismisses him, not sparing even a few seconds of his attention. But Shoigu not unaccustomed to this.

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Occupied Ukraine: The Russians began building some sort of maritime fence around the Crimean bridge to secure it from waterborne kamikaze drones.

🔗 Mr. Parrot

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BREAKING – Belarusian army transfer migrants to border with Poland - Polish snipers patrol the border - RMF24

Belarusian services deliver not only migrants to the border, but also equipment for crossing the border (ladders, cutting tools) and attacking Poles (stones, bricks, cobblestones), informed Stanisław Żaryn, the government plenipotentiary for the security of the information space of the Republic of Poland.

The General Command of the Polish Armed Forces said on Twitter that Polish snipers are patrolling along the border.

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