Russian MoD: "The crew of the Project 1914.1M Zodiak/Marshal Nedelin-class missile range instrumentation/control ship Marshal Krylov is conducting an exercise in the Peter the Great Bay to test a new complex telemetry data recorder "Registrator".

"The ship's crew practiced the construction of a stable secure communication network at sea, transmission of control signals over considerable distances, signal retransmission, including the use of satellite communication channels."

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The Social Democratic Party of Germany, which is headed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, called for the first time to transfer Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine.

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URGENT – Several hundred Nigerien soldiers are being deployed to the borders with Benin and Nigeria as a military intervention by the ECOWAS is imminent.

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The Philippines Coast Guard has released a new video showing China Coast Guard's “dangerous maneuvers” and “illegal use of water cannons” against Philippine Coast Guard vessels going to to resupply its Ayungin Shoal outpost on August 5.

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“Travel to Niger Burkina Faso, Mali [including Niamey and Ouagadougou Bamako] is formally discouraged. French nationals are called upon to limit travel, to stay away from any gathering and to keep themselves informed.

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The supply ship Cape Ducato of the US Navy is due to arrive in Poland today with a cargo of American military equipment for Ukraine delivered from Bremerhaven.

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MALI – "Show of force" of the Malian Air Force: Overflight of a Su-25 over #Ber (Timbuktu) on Sunday, 06 August 2023.

🔗 Fabian

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UPDATE – Niger:

- Coup leaders ignored a deadline by West African regional bloc to reinstate the ousted president.

- Country has shut its airspace and deployed troops to strategic areas, including border regions.

- Niger's rulers say armed forces and the population are 'ready to defend the integrity' of the country.

- Rulers in Burkina Faso and Mali have promised to come to the aid of Niger in case of a military intervention.

- French minister says there is an 'extraordinary alignment' between Western and African nations to condemn what has happened in Niger.

🔗 Spectator Index

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JAPAN – On August 4th to 5th, the JMSDF confirmed that one Russian Navy Vishnya-class intelligence ship sailed west through the Tsugaru Strait.

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JAPAN – Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, of the 7th anti-aircraft special regiment of the 7th division of the JGSDF.

In addition; it is equipped with a Type 81 short-range surface-to-air missile.

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More than 1000 km from Chinese coast, Chinese coast guard continues illegal harassment of Philippine vessels near Ayungin atoll. Both countries lay claim to shoal, which ICJ defines as a “low-tide elevation” that can’t be claimed under international law.

🔗 Hans Kristensen

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Yesterday, the US Navy destroyer USS Roosevelt DDG80 arrived on a visit
to the port of of Riga, Latvia.

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BREAKING – Burkina Faso: 26 people were killed in an attack by Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin

JNIM attacked a group of civilian commercial vehicles on a road near Nohao in south-eastern Burkina Faso. They looted the cargo of the vehicles & set them on fire.

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MALI – Malians oppose the war in Niger and challenge the Malian junta on the growing insecurity in the center of the country where jihadists have besieged several villages in recent days.

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Lockheed Martin validated designs for all elements of US Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Missile Defense system Next Generation Interceptor. The first Next Generation Interceptor is forecast for delivery as early as FY2027.

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BREAKING – Syria: ISIS takes control of a town in the countryside of Raqqa, after battles in which 10 Syrian army soldiers
were killed

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