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NEW โ€“ The US appointed two former Taiwanese experts to the Security Council with good knowledge of China and Taiwan

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โš“๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ TAIWAN NAVY โ€“ The last two Anjiang and Wanjiang ships of the first batch of Tuojiang-class patrol ships were delivered to the army today.

๐Ÿ“ Longde Shipbuilding Company showed a video. In terms of actual weapons testing, it can be seen that the Haijian-2 missile made an emergency turn shortly after launch.


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France and Germany Agree to Develop New MGCS Tank to Replace Leopard & Leclerc MBTs

In a landmark defense agreement, France and Germany have paved the way for the future of military technology with a breakthrough in the development of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), a next-generation tank set to redefine armored warfare. The defense ministers of both nations announced on March 22, 2024, that they had finalized how to divide the tasks involved in the MGCS project, marking a significant step forward in Franco-German defense collaboration.


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Czech Republic Foreign Minister Lipavsky said about Czech-led initiative: "We can do much more than the initially announced number", citing a figure of 1.5 million shells - Bloomberg

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โš“๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Navy HMS Prince of Wales (R09) Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier coming into Portsmouth, England - March 26, 2024 - WarshipCam

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France will soon be able to deliver 78 Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, the defense minister said - AP News

France has also set a goal to deliver 80,000 shells for 155 mm guns to Ukraine this year โ€” up from 30,000 delivered since the beginning of the full-scale war.


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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Argentina has officially signed the Letter of Intent to purchase 24x F-16A/B Block 15 MLUs + 1x Block 10 for demonstrations.

Signed between Minsiters Petri of Argentina & Poulsen of Denmark will be made final on April 15th with the official purchase.


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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Hyundai-Rotem guarantees technology transfer and Polonization of the production of 500 main battle tanks to the K2PL version, which will be produced by Polish plants, says General Lee in an interview.

Hyundai-Rotem will make every effort to launch K2PL production capacity in Poland as soon as possible.

Hyundai-Rotem is confident that Poland will become the production center of Korean K2 tanks in Europe.

The consulting company Deloitte analyzed the benefits of the K2PL program. It is estimated that the production of the Polonized version of the K2 tank will bring benefits worth a total of USD 60 billion for Poland.


๐Ÿ”— Junsupreme
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Small Iceland with with less than 400,000 inhabitants Commits โ‚ฌ2 Million to Czech Initiative for Ammunition Purchase in Support of Ukraine

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The CENTURIO robotic system from Nexter, a KNDS company operating the PHOBOS platform from SogeclairA demonstrated its high mobility on the difficult terrain of the Canjuers camp.  It demonstrated its capabilities for crossing and rapid towing over long distances.

๐Ÿ”— Nexter KNDS
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต This is a scene from the Honor Guard practice at Yokota Air Base.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโšก๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต On March 24, it was confirmed that a Russian Navy Vishnya-class intelligence gathering vessel sailed from the west of Otsushima Island into the contiguous zone north of Sado Island, left the contiguous zone north of Noto Peninsula, and then headed west. The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces will continue to conduct surveillance and intelligence gathering.

๐Ÿ”— Mod Japan
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URGENT ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณโšก๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต โ€“ On Wednesday, March 27th, a Chinese Y-9 intelligence gathering aircraft flew from the East China Sea between the main island of Okinawa and Miyako Island, and into the Pacific Ocean. In response, fighter jets from the Southwestern Air Defense Force of the Japan Air Self Defense Force were scrambled.

๐Ÿ”— Japan Joint Staff

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NEW โ€“ Slovenia will support the initiative of the Czech Republic to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine outside the European Union.

This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavsky, during a visit to Ljubljana.

The minister did not name a specific amount, but Slovenian media reports that the government can allocate one million euros.


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The World Bank will allocate another $1.5 billion to Ukraine

The funds will be used for reconstruction, as well as for social and humanitarian expenses. The money is expected to arrive by the end of March.


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NEW โ€“ Dutch Navy air defense and command frigate Zr.Ms. Tromp has arrived in the Red Sea. 

The ship will make an important contribution to free passage and maritime security until the end of April by combating Houthi attacks on shipping in the region.


๐Ÿ”— Generaal Onno Eichelsheim

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Rheinmetall will receive 130 million euros from EU to expand ammunition production.

Rheinmetall also plans to launch at least four plants on the territory of Ukraine.


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URGENT โ€“ Taiwan: 9 PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 4 of the aircraft entered Taiwanโ€™s SW and eastern ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond.

๐Ÿ”— MoNDefense
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