New UK warship design speaks to Indo-Pacific ambitions

Type 83 destroyer concept art surfaces at naval conference but the heavily-armed boat may ultimately lack the finance to deploy

The UK has just unveiled its next-generation sea destroyer concept, an ambitious design that speaks to the nation’s renewed Indo-Pacific naval ambitions but may ultimately founder on financial and military constraints.

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Iraq has started negotiations with Pakistan to buy JF-17 fighter jets

It is planned to purchase 12 Block 3 vehicles for $1.8 billion, plus an option for another six vehicles.

It is believed that the JF-17 can replace the F-16 fighters, which constantly have problems with maintenance and repair against the backdrop of US arbitrariness.

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BREAKING – Iran: Members of Jaish ul-Adl Islamic terrorist group attacked a police station in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan provinces.

They killed two Iranian Police soldiers. All of the terrorists were later terminated.

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SYRIA – Within past few days, Su-34 & Su-35 pilots of Russian Aerospace Forces have harassed combat aircraft and drones of the US led anti-ISIL coalition over Syria.

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At least 1,000 military personnel, 12 German Patriot systems, NASAMS air defense systems from Spain and French self-propelled howitzers Caesar are now protecting NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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UKRAINE –;Captured ammunition for the HE D20 152mm howitzer, originally produced and supplied by Iran to Russia in 2023.

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CHINA – PLA 122mm Munition of Gen III Mengshi MLRS from Light Mobile Brigade.

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Autonomous Kurdistan in Iraq: Kurds held a review of special anti-terrorism units.

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Chinese media claims that the PLA is mass producing the reconnaissance drones for use in the border region and says these drones have the ability to drop an 82mm mortar shell from a height on enemy position.

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BREAKING – Sudan: Heavy clashes reported between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in the Kalakla area, south of Khartoum.

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BREAKING – Russia: Explosions reported in Kerch and Rostov. Locals report that air defense is active in both areas.

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BREAKING – Traffic on the Crimean bridge is temporarily stopped in both directions.

According to Russian channels, this is due to an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack a part of it near Kerch.

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The Polish Army had sent several of its retired Mi-24D heavy attack helicopters (ex-German) to Ukraine which will be operated by Ukrainian Army Aviation after their repair and restoration.

Army Aviation of Poland has only nine Mi-24Ds and 13 Mi-24Vs left in its use.

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ISRAEL – The Ministry of Defense and the IDF say the Israeli Air Force successfully completed a recent series of tests with the David's Sling medium-range air defense system, "which expand the system's capability and significantly improve the air defense layers of the State of Israel."

🔗 Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian

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The Ukrainian Da Vinci Wolves Battalion released what can be considered a rare footage of the work of a captured TOS-1A Solntsepek 220mm thermobaric rocket launcher against Russian positions.

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