At least 3 Chinese made CASC Rainbow CH-4 UCAV have been delivered to the Congolese Air Force, the drones were spotted at a recently completed facility at the N’dolo Airport in DRC.

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Russian heavy strike UAV S-70 "Hunter" was reported to be in action yesterday for the first time in eastern Ukraine.

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Occupied Ukraine: A train with Russian T-54/55 tanks spotted somewhere in Crimea, moving towards the southern front.

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Germany deploys the Patriot long-range air defence system in Vilnius to strengthen the security of NATO Summit. The Patriot system is in Lithuania for the first time ever. Deployment will be manned by German military personnel who will ensure the smooth functioning of the system.

🔗 Lithuanian MOD 🇱🇹 (@Lithuanian_MoD)

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The United States will not lift sanctions against China's military leadership - The Pentagon

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The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of ammunition and logistics supply support to Taiwan in two separate deals valued at up to $440 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday, Reuters reported.

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NEW – The Biden administration is strongly considering approving the transfer of controversial cluster munition warheads to Ukraine, as the Ukrainians struggle to make major gains in their weeks’ old counteroffensive, - CNN 📰

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Germany is training Ukrainian soldiers to defend against Russia's chemical, nuclear, and biological warfare. - BILD

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I have nothing to announce on ATACMS and I'm not aware of any decisions on ATACMS, - Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said.

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CHINA – Watch some of the PLA's most powerful weapons and equipment carry out exercises in the first half of 2023.

-Stealth fighter jets
-Amphibious assault ships
-Main battle tanks and more

🔗 Global Times (@globaltimesnews)

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US Navy Takes Delivery of First Flight III Burke-class Destroyer

Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) is the first ship that will field Raytheon’s new AN/SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar, as well as an updated Aegis Combat System.

Flight III destroyers will assume the air defense mission in carrier strike groups once the Ticonderoga-class cruisers are phased out of the fleet.

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🌐 INTEL – Hezbollah nearly doubled air defense systems in past 5 years in bid to limit Israeli Air Force, Maariv Online reports; Russian-made and Iranian anti-aircraft batteries deployed in Lebanon, report says.

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OCCUPIED UKRAINE – On the flanks of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian military is pressing the enemy and knocking them out of previously captured positions. They are successful and established. Heavy fighting continues-General Staff

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NOW – USAF RQ4 Global Hawk FORTE10 Black Sea Mission.

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CHINA – For the first time, flight tests of the upgraded fifth-generation J-20 fighter with national-made WS-15 engines were carried out.

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UKRAINE – It is reported that the occupiers struck the Antonivskyi bridge with an "Iskander" ballistic missile. By using the Iskander, the occupiers indirectly confirm the problems on the left bank of the Dnieper and that they are unable to eliminate the armed forces' bridgehead by more regular methods.

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