STATE OF THE UNION [Soviet Union 2.0] – The S-400, presumably of the 210th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Russian Armed Forces, arrived in Grodno of the Republic of Belarus with the aim of forming a joint training center for the Air Force and Air Defense.

The 1st anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Armed Forces of Belarus is already located in Grodno. In addition, Russian Su-30SM fighters are expected to arrive at the Baranovichi airfield on September 3.

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RUSSIA – China's PLA and Iranian soldiers completing a course in the Tactical Shooter competition at the Army International Games 2021.

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CHINA: PLA sniper with a LG5 / QLU-11 sniper grenade launcher.

The declared effective firing range would be 1,000 to 2,000 m.

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🇹🇼 Taiwan scholar reveals extent of US military operations in South China Sea

Military analyst recommends US continue monitoring regional Chinese military activities

The Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) has released its latest “real-time analysis of national defense security,” which features a piece that examines the strategic significance of the waters southwest of Taiwan and the Bashi Strait.

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🇺🇸⚓ U.S. Navy conducted coordinated strikes on the decommissioned guided-missile frigate Ingraham in the Pacific as part of the US Navy's recent full-scale exercise LSE 2021 with the fast attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721).

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📜 HISTORY – On August 30, 1991, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted the Declaration on the Restoration of State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan

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Turkish drone attack on a Syrian army tank.

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IRAQ – Turkish Air Force conducted airstrikes against PKK militants in the Mitina region, killing 3 members of the terrorist group.

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🇦🇫⚡ AFGHANISTAN – 2021 Weapons and other equipment destroyed by CIA-backed NDS 01 Unit before evacuation.

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NEW – 🇦🇫⚡ Afghanistan: Pro Taliban sources suggest that Taliban fighters have arrived in the gates of Panjshir to prepare for an offensive.

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JUST IN – 🇱🇧 Lebanon: IAF patrolling the Lebanese sky

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Taiwan to hold air raid drill alongside mega war games as test of ‘overall alertness’ against Chinese PLA attack

Taiwan will stage a large-scale air raid drill – simulating missile and warplane attacks by Beijing – alongside its annual live-fire military exercise in September, as tensions mount in the Taiwan Strait.

The annual air raid drill, dubbed the “Wan An exercise”, will be carried out on September 15 across Taiwan, including its frontline islands of Kinmen (Quemoy) and Matsu, which lie at the doorstep of the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian.

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🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN – Taliban have so many new US Army’s vehicles

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🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN – Taliban Spox Zabihullah talks to media at Kabul Airport after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

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RUSSIA – The Pacific Fleet's Sovershenny and Gromky Project 20380 corvettes shot down Malakhit target missiles (as mock cruise missiles) with their Redut air defense systems during an exercise in the Sea of Japan.

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🇱🇾 Russian Pantsir air-defense system has been spotted in Alrujban, Libya.

Video from couple of days ago

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⚠️ URGENT – 🇹🇼 Taiwan: An F-16V fighter jet of the ROC Air Force, based in Hualien, rolled off the runway on landing. The pilot was not injured.

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CHINA – A PLZ-07 Self-Propelled Howitzers and PHZ-11 122mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems (MLRS) of the PLA 81st Army Group.

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RUSSIA – Video that shows the participants of the Aviadarts 2021 international military aviation competition training on a target field in the Ryazan region.

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🇹🇼 Taiwan to equip 6 Kang Ding-class frigates with new missiles

The Navy will upgrade its six Kang Ding-class frigates to improve their air and missile defenses by installing new missile systems.

The program, costing a total of NT$43.15 billion (US$1.55 billion), was described in a 2022 budget document filed by the Ministry of National Defense at the Legislative Yuan Tuesday, CNA reported.

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