High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fire in unison from US Army 17th Field Artillery Brigade during a multi-national live firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 in Australia on July 22.

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VENEZUELA – The training ship of the Russian Navy "Perekop" arrived in Maracaibo. In the photo, the ship is accompanied by a patrol ship of the Venezuelan Navy GC-24 Hugo Chavez.

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China deploys DF-17 hypersonic missiles that could target Taiwan

According to a report by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) is deploying medium-range Dongfeng 17 (DF-17) hypersonic missiles in southeastern China that could potentially target Taiwan and evade U.S.-built air defense systems.

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UK – Royal Navy Astute class nuclear-powerd submarine heading down the Clyde today.

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Sudanese warning to Kenya: The forces you will send will not return

A senior Sudanese army commander has strongly rejected a Kenyan-led initiative to send peacekeepers from East Africa to help end more than 100 days of conflict in Sudan.

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URGENT – US - Poland will hold massive air exercises in August amid Wagner threats - US ambassador to Poland

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BREAKING – Iraq: A logistic convoy of the US-led International Coalition have been attacked with a IED by Iranian-backed terrorists today in the Alhila governorate.

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IRAQ – The Turkish Air Force aircraft launched a attack on positions of the
PKK in the Amedi area, Dohuk province.

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On Monday, July 24th, Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officially invited the German Army Chief of Staff Mais to visit Fuji School together with Chief of Staff Morishita.

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The Biden administration is sending up to $400 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, including a variety of munitions for advanced air defense systems and a number of small, surveillance Hornet drones, U.S. officials said Monday - AP

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TAIWAN – 25 Chinese PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities.

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IRAN – Today, Iranian Navy and IRGC Navy received the first batch of mass produced Abu-Mahdi cruise missiles which with a range of over 1,000km can target both land and maritime targets. Abu-Mahdi is designed on basis of Kh-55 cruise missiles that Iran purchased from Ukraine 20 yrs ago.

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IRAN – This video shows one of the tests of Abu-Mahdi cruise missile against a land based target in Jask, south of Iran. The missile hit the target after flying over 1,000km. It was simulation an anti-ship operation.

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