Between September 27 and October 9, the Japanese Air Force plans to complete 45 rotation cycles of its aviation contingent performing missions in Djibouti under the plan to combat piracy.

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🇺🇸 USAF B-2 Spirit strategic bombers at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 16, 2021

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🇬🇧⚓ Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyers are to be equipped with the Common Anti-air Missile (CAMM) as part of an evolution of the ships’ Sea Viper anti-air guided weapon system.

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🇬🇧⚓ The new HMS Cutlass has been undergoing a demonstration in Liverpool.

HMS Cutlass will join the Gibraltar squadron as one of the two new boats.

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🇾🇪 YEMEN – Iranian-backed Houthi militants used ATGM (Anti Tank Guided Missile) on several occasions against the positions of the Saudi-led coalition troops in the districts of Medghal and Majzar, in the Ma'rib governorate.

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JUST IN – US & Australia expanded military cooperation including rotational deployments of all types of US military aircraft to significantly enhancing US-Australia force posture cooperation, a day after announcing ‘AUKUS’ deal denounced by China as intensifying a regional arms race.

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🇺🇸 VCJCS GEN John Hyten Speaking at Brookings Institution on Monday, says; ”Strong NATO is important for maintaining stability with Russia," he added “North Atlantic Treaty is one of the amazing treaties.”

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🇳🇴 The Norwegian Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to the Belgian firearms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale Herstal for 4,000 FN Minimi Mk3 light machine guns.

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The Russian T-90 Tank Is Getting a Major Upgrade

The new T-90M tank will bolster Russia's arsenal of battle tanks and be an attractive product for export.

A defense industry insider told Russian state news outlet TASS that the T-90M “Proryv” MBT is getting an additional set of optoelectronic upgrades. 

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German Army receives latest version of iconic Leopard 2 tank

The German Armed Forces, or Bundeswehr, received its new batch of brand-new Leopard 2A7V main battle tanks on Wednesday.

The 393 tank battalion stationed in Bad Frankenhausen in northern Thuringia was the first unit of the German armed forces to receive the latest version of the Leopard 2 tank in the A7V configuration.

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🇹🇼 TAIWAN – President Tsai Ing-wen, witnessing the landing of a Mirage 2000 during ongoing annual large scale military exercises in Pingtung, in the south of the island.

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CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

$1.7 billion port, a benchmark project of China's Belt and Road initiative built by a Chinese company in Israeli city of Haifa starts operations.

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