A chart from Chinese sources comparing the size difference between the PLA Navy CV-18 aircraft carrier currently fitting
out vs the US Navy CVN-78
Gerald Ford.

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SouthKorea scrambles fighters after 6 Chinese and Russian warplanes enter
its air defence identification zone

South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after at least six Chinese and Russian warplanes were seen enterering its air defence zone, the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

The South Korean military said it had contacted Beijing to protest that the planes had not given notice of the incursion over the Sea of Japan.

Two Chinese and four Russian jets entered South Korea’s Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) off its east coast on Thursday afternoon, beginning at 11.53am (2.53am GMT) and exiting by 12.10pm, the military said.

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Japan scrambled fighters today to monitor Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets operating near Japan and South Korea

Japan identified 2 Chinese bombers (H-6), 2 Russian bombers (Tu-95), as well as SU-35 fighters (Russian) and J-16 PLA fighter jets.

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South Korean arms exports to Poland help NATO tackle capabilities gap amid Ukraine war: U.S. envoy - Yonhap

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BREAKING – The Finnish government has decided to close all border checkpoints on the Russian border again

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The Pentagon has planned $800 million in military aid to Ukraine next year as part of its defense budget.

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Despite economic sanctions Russia capable of producing 100 - 150 tanks per month

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"Iceland is preparing a program of long-term financial support for Ukraine: very important", - Ukrainian president Zelensky

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📰 BILD Newspaper: Russia is going to fight against Ukraine until 2026, the Kremlin plans to capture Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia - NEXTA

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Western intelligence: North Korea is carrying out work at Sunan Airport (Pyongyang) to modernize the Il-76 into an AWACS aircraft.

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A pair of US Air Force F-22A Raptors and a Portuguese F-16 during a recent exercise in the Baltic region.

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South Korea and Japan have scrambled fighter jets to monitor Chinese and Russian military activity near the two countries' airspace.

🔗 Taiwan Plus News

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Ukraine asked Washington for helicopters withdrawn from combat service

The Times newspaper quoted a Ukrainian officer as saying that Kiev had asked Washington for several months to hand over AH-1Z Viper helicopters out of combat service to the US Army, but negotiations faltered.

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The Russian army seized the strategic initiative along almost the entire front
line in eastern Ukraine.

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Chinese, Russian militaries hold 7th joint aerial strategic patrol over the Sea of
Japan and East China Sea.

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The Indian Ministry of Defense today, at the Chitradurga training ground in the state of Karnataka, today successfully conducted flight tests of its promising unmanned aerial wing for the first time.

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The new French nuclear-powered vessel FS Duguay-Trouin S636 today left the Toulon base and went to sea to practice combat training tasks.

This means that recently another nuclear-powered vessel from this range of boats came to Scotland - the FS Suffren S635.

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The Bologovo missile unit of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (Tver Region) has held a ceremony to put on combat duty another missile regiment rearmed with the Yars mobile ground-based missile system, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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According to the Global Firepower rating, the 10 most powerful armies in the world today look like this:

1. 🇺🇸USA
2. 🇷🇺Russia
3. 🇨🇳China
4. 🇮🇳India
5. 🇬🇧Great Britain
6. 🇰🇷South Korea
7. 🇵🇰Pakistan
8. 🇯🇵Japan
9. 🇫🇷France
10. 🇮🇹Italy

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JUST IN – Belarus: Footage of a surprise inspection of the on-duty air defense forces. The S-300, S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as the Rosa-RB low-altitude radar systems, are involved.

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Airbus announces that the first NH90 helicopter for the Spanish Navy has
flown today for the first time.

It will still have to pass the certification period to be able to operate in the Spanish army.

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