NATO countries, with the exception of the United States, will increase military spending in 2023 by 8.3% compared to 2022 - Deputy Secretary of the Alliance

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👀 NOW – Israelis who were gathering donations for victims of the Hamas attacks in southern communities run for cover as rockets were fired from Gaza
toward Tel Aviv.

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ISRAEL – Footage of the explosion of an Israeli Merkava tank.

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FRANCE – A video look back at the Brunet Takamori 2023 training held in New Caledonia from September 10th to 30th, 2023.

It was an opportunity for 400 military personnel from France & Japan's GSDF to train together and strengthen cooperation to contribute to regional stability.

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The Turkish Navy sent the Ufuk reconnaissance ship to the Suez Canal to monitor the situation in the area of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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Zelensky arrives in Romania for his first visit there since the war started.

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Footage of the unloading at the Nevatim base of the Israeli Air Force of the first batch of ammunition received the night before from the United States has been published.

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BREAKING – There is unconfirmed information that a few hours ago in the roadstead of Sevastopol, a large Russian patrol ship “Pavel Derzhavin” was "blown up"

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A US Navy P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait on October 12.

The Eastern Command of Chinese PLA Air Force sent forces on duty to intercept and escort the aircraft - Chinese Defense Ministry

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The Indian Army conducted a major missile exercise in the disputed region on the border with China

The exercises were held in the Ladakh region of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Kyrgyzstan has ratified an agreement on the creation of a unified regional air defense
system with Russia.

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Egyptian forces drop a bomblet on Sudanese Rapid Reaction Force rebels lined up to collect gasoline.

🔗 OSINT (Uri)

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North Korea raises the specter of nuclear strike over US aircraft carrier’s arrival in
South Korea — Stripes

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US CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 12 —
10M from 13 Oct 2023. CVN-78 still operating SW of Cyprus. USS Normandy (Tico Class) near her as well as potentially an Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer.

🔗 MT Anderson

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Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara inspected the Yokosuka Maritime Self-Defense Force base and boarded the helicopter carrier Izumo, which is considered a "light aircraft carrier." Kihara said that the ship will be used as a core to create an impregnable air defense system.

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URGENT – Russian Air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea near the Krasnodar Territory.

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US Navy's USS Florida, Ohio-class cruise missile submarine arrived today in Scotland.

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