Cypriot national guardsman are reported to have been undergoing training in Israel on the Merkave MBT. Training is done in 4 week basic courses and has been ongoing since May.
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UKRAINE β The Russians have concentrated more than 180,000 soldiers in the East, β The speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces, Cherevaty
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The Iranian Tasnim agency publishes footage of tests of the Fateh 360 short-range guided missile.
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FRANCE β 72 hours after their departure from Istres, Pegase 23 aircraft and airmen landed on the USAF Andersen air base in Guam.
The rare challenge successfully met: deploy a system of around 20 aircraft, more than 320 Airmen, 11,000 km from France, in 30 hours.
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The rare challenge successfully met: deploy a system of around 20 aircraft, more than 320 Airmen, 11,000 km from France, in 30 hours.
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Russia agreed with Iran on the launch of production of Shahed drones in Yelabuz, β rosZMI.
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Russian army captured British micro-drone Black Hornet in eastern Ukraine.
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USAF Cobra Ball 61-2662 as Stoic-89. Third straight day on the hunt for North Korean ballistic missile launches.
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German Defense Minister Pistorius said that Ukraine will receive dozens of Leopard 1A5 tanks from Germany and Denmark in the coming weeks.
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Taiwan military holds live fire drills on strategic southern coast
The drills on Monday, which included multiple missile launches from mobile platforms, were intended to simulate a response to an amphibious landing.
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The drills on Monday, which included multiple missile launches from mobile platforms, were intended to simulate a response to an amphibious landing.
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UPDATE β Israel has launched the first large ground-based offensive against the West Bank in 20 years. Battles are taking place in Jenin, where at least 7 have been killed on the Palestinian side, while an Israeli soldier has been wounded. Subscribe toβ¦
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UPDATE β The Israeli army destroys a Palestinian home in Jenin refugee camp, which has been besieged for over 24 hours.
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NEW β The last Ariane 5 rocket was hauled to the launch pad on Monday at the Guiana Space Centre, Europeβs South American spaceport. Ariane 5, which for years was the worldβs leading commercial satellite launcher, is scheduled to make its final lift off on Tuesday, carrying a French military satellite and a communications technology testbed spacecraft for Germany.
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The Russian Armed Forces have captured another almost intact British made Storm Shadow Cruise missile launched by Ukraine Air Force's Su-24M/MRs.
It is said that Russia is sharing wreckage of the western captured weapons with Iran for research and studies in exchange for Iranian weapons.
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It is said that Russia is sharing wreckage of the western captured weapons with Iran for research and studies in exchange for Iranian weapons.
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German Bundeswehr Patriot system with the Air and Missile Defense Task Force deployed in vicinity of ZamoΕΔ, Poland in support of enhanced Vigilance Activities amid tensions with Russia and Belarus.
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Taiwan plans to use the experience of military operations in Ukraine in the context of creating backup data transmission channels in case of a Chinese invasion.
This year, the Chinese military cut two underwater Internet cables that led to Taiwan, which was a serious test for the island.
In this regard, Taipei decided to develop a data transmission system similar to the American Starlink service.
Until the end of the year, up to 700 satellite Internet terminals are planned to be installed throughout the island as a backup communication and data transmission system.
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This year, the Chinese military cut two underwater Internet cables that led to Taiwan, which was a serious test for the island.
In this regard, Taipei decided to develop a data transmission system similar to the American Starlink service.
Until the end of the year, up to 700 satellite Internet terminals are planned to be installed throughout the island as a backup communication and data transmission system.
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NEW β Switzerland wants to participate in the European Sky Shield air defence umbrella, the government said on Tuesday, a move which critics say is incompatible with the country's long-standing tradition of neutrality.
European Sky Shield is a common air defence scheme set up by Germany in 2022 to boost European air defence, an issue which has come into sharper focus since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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European Sky Shield is a common air defence scheme set up by Germany in 2022 to boost European air defence, an issue which has come into sharper focus since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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