Atlas V rocket launches SBIRS Geo-5 missile warning satellite for US Space Force

The United Launch Alliance used the "Hercules V" rocket to put the space force's missile early warning satellite SBIRS Geo-5 into orbit.

SBIRS is an infrared early warning satellite network composed of multiple early warning satellites operating in multiple orbits, which specializes in monitoring the infrared characteristics of the plume of ballistic missiles when they are launched.

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AN-178 complete a new developmental milestone.

Antonov rolled out the first fuselage for the advanced version of its new cargo plane in AN-178-100P configuration. The new aircraft developed for the Ukrainian Air Force.

https://defence-blog.com/news/antonov-completes-first-an-178-100p-fuselage-for-ukrainian-air-force.html

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⚓🇺🇸 U.S Navy USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer coming into Portsmouth, England - May 20, 2021

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🔴Alman Hava Kuvvetleri, Afganistan'dan çekilmeye başladı.

🔴German Air Force began withdrawing from Afghanistan.

🔗 Momchil Ilker Ivanov (@momchil\_ivanov1)

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Russian and Turkish forces conducted another joint patrol in northeastern Syria near Ad Darbasiyah. 510/
https://t.me/warjournaltg/9498

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🇵🇱🪖Today's incident with the "hijacking" of a Polish aircraft turned out to be one of the stages of the Renegade / SAREX-21 exercise.
#Poland/#Military

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Here is the first look at the Admiral Gorshkov Project 22350 launching a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2hDIPFdnDA
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9648897

🔗 Rob Lee (@RALee85)

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RuAF Mig-29 with 2 external fuel tanks circling over Yerevan. Took the video right now.
Training flight.

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Spetsnaz from the VDV's 76th Air Assault Division's 175th Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a freefall jump reportedly from 6k meters altitude (not sure given the lack of oxygen for the crew) from an Il-76MD transport aircraft.
https://tvzvezda.ru/news/2021517053-xPKc1.html

🔗 Rob Lee (@RALee85)

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We are pleased to be the first to announce that French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle met up with HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales yesterday.

🔗 UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal)

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Dutch frigate 🇳🇱De Zeven Provinciën launches 2 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles during exercise #FormidableShield2021 off coast of Scotland

via @STRIKFORNATO @kon_marine

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🗡 Exercise Highland Dagger is in full swing

🌊 @RoyalMarines from @45CdoGp on a Landing craft from @hms_albion

💨 @USNavy / @USMC flying above with Osprey tiltrotor aircraft

🔗 Commander Littoral Strike Group (COMLSG) (@ComdLittoralSG)

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