BREAKING – Saudi-led Arab Coalition intercepts, destroys two booby-trapped boats of the Houthi militia in Salif

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Turkish warship 'warns Greek research vessel' to 'stop entering territorial waters'

The Nautical Geo survey ship was confronted by the Orucreis frigate as it attempted to enter Turkey’s continental shelf, NTV said.

The Turkish ship issued a radio message warning it would intervene if the survey vessel continued its course.

🤷‍♂️ Maritime tracking services showed the Maltese-flagged Nautical Geo docked Wednesday at Heraklion port on the Greek island of Crete.

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CHINA – The J-10C will participate in the Zhuhai 2021 exhibition show for the first time. An aircraft landed at Zhuhai Airport last night.

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CHINA – A Jian-10C fighter from 131 air brigades of the Nanning Air Force Base of the PLA Southern Command arrived at the Airshow China-2021 aerospace exhibition in the city of Zhuhai.

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CHINA – In Zhuhai, before the start of the exhibition, an exposition of the PLA military equipment is being built (from left to right): the Hongqi-22 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), the Hongqi-9B air defense system, military transport aircraft Yun-20, Yun-9, unmanned aircraft "Wuzhen-7" (Xianglong, Soar dragon), radar YLC-8B.

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SYRIA – Russian Aerospace Forces conducted 6 airstrikes on targets of militants in the area of ​​the village of Benin in the south of Idlib.

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OCCUPIED UKRAINE – The Russian Defense Ministry publishes footage of live firing of the Bastion coastal missile systems at sea targets in the Black Sea.

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🇺🇸⚡️Cockpit footage of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds in their signature diamond formation during the 2021 airshow.

CLEIELAND, OH, USA, 09/22/2021

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CHINA – For the first time at the static exposition of Airshow China - 2021, a new strategic reconnaissance UAV WZ-7 "Soaring Dragon II" with a closed wing was seen developed by the Chinese aircraft building corporation Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation / GAIC.

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TURKEY – The TAI CEO Temel Kotil has revealed that the long awaited prototype of the TF-X/MMU is to be rolling out of the factory line within 18 months.

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Sweden to deepen military ties with Norway, Denmark, Swedish TV reports

Sweden will sign a defence cooperation agreement with Norway and Denmark this week to counter a deteriorating security situation in the Baltic region, Sweden's TV4 said on Thursday (Sept 23).

Sweden, which is not a member of Nato but enjoys close ties with the bloc, is rebuilding its military after decades of neglect as a result of growing tensions with Russia in the Baltic region.

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🇮🇶💥 IRAQ – The Iraqi Air Force launched an airstrike against an underground hideout for ISIS terrorists in the Hamrin mountain range.

According to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, four terrorists were eliminated as a result of the strike.

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