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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SYRIA – Combat aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces continue to strike at targets of pro-Turkish militants in the Syrian province of Idlib.

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U.K. navy to station new vessels in Indo-Pacific for 5 years

The U.K. will station two new patrol vessels in the Indo-Pacific region for "at least the next five years" as part of plans by the U.S. and its allies to check China's naval expansion.

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RUSSIA – The TOS-1A heavy rocket launcher systems have been transferred to the Russian Defense Ministry as part of the execution of the state defense order. In the near future, they will integrate the troops.

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BREAKING – Our relationship with Russia is at its lowest level since the Cold War, the head of NATO Military Committee said.

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Lockheed Martin presented a promo video of the promising LMXT refueling aircraft, which will take part in the tender for new refueling aircraft for the US Air Force under the KS-Y program for the final replacement of the fleet of Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.

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The first video of testing the weapons systems of the Rudra combat helicopter designed and manufactured by the Indian corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Tibet.

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Australia's new nuclear subs could cruise as far north as Taiwan

Australia’s new nuclear-powered submarines will allow its navy to patrol as far north as Taiwan, according to a report by the New York Times.
The new capability comes after nuclear-powered submarines were announced as part of plans for a new strategic partnership between the leaders of Australia, the U.K. and the U.S.

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Happy Birthday U.S. Air Force!

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Malaysia warns new Indo-Pacific pact may trigger nuclear arms race

Malaysia on Saturday expressed concerns that Australia's plan to build nuclear-powered submarines under a new pact with Britain and the United States could catalyze a nuclear arms race in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Heavily armed Russian "peacekeepers" are now helping Armenian separatist farm in Azerbaijan's territory in the village of Cütçü and surrounding areas.

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⚠️❗The commander of the Chinese PLA Eastern Command called the US warship's traffic in the Taiwan Strait "annoying" and said the country's military was on high alert!

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AUKUS - France Today;

📌 France accuses Australia & US of 'lying' in a 'serious crisis.’

📌 France accuses Britain of 'constant opportunism' after security pact.

📌 NATO will have to take account of submarine crisis - French foreign minister says.

A lot of explosions 💥💥💥

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🇬🇧⚔ British Army reservists from 4 YORKS Infantry Regiment have been in Scotland on a deployment exercise.

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SYRIA – ISIL claimed responsibility for an attack on a gas pipeline

The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a gas pipeline in the Deir Ali area that led to a power outage in Damascus.

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🇨🇵🤝🇹🇼 TAIWAN – The Ministry of National Defense (MND) and France’s Dassault have signed a technical support service agreement valued at NT$790.96 million (US$28.45 million) for work on Mirage 2000 jets, reports said Saturday (Sept. 18).

Taiwan bought 60 of the fighters in 1992, along with 480 MICA medium-range missiles and 960 Magic 2 short-range missiles. Dassault will send French technicians to Hsinchu Air Force Base to help with maintenance on the jets, the Liberty Times reported.

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