Thousands of illicit weapons interdicted by guided-missile cruiser @USSMonterey (CG 61) from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea on May 6-7.

Cache of weapons included advanced Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles & Chinese Type 56 assault rifles.

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🇬🇧 Naval ship Hurst Point docks at the port authority in Zadar, #Croatia, carrying @USArmy vehicles and equipment in support of #DefenderEurope 21 on May 5, 2021.

🎥 courtesy of the 🇭🇷 Mobile Public Affairs Office

.@USAmbCroatia @MORH_OSRH @USEmbZagreb @US_EUCOM @BritishArmy

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❗🇨🇳 FIRST IMAGES of the Debris from the Chinese rocket, The Long March 5B, landing in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives.

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Russian made SU-30 MK2 multirole fighter jets of the Uganda Airforce taking off in formation yesterday at Entebbe Airforce Base.

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#ICYMI: Yesterday, @USArmy @NationalGuard #Soldiers with 53rd IBCT, @FLGuard, arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of #ImmediateResponse 21! 🇺🇸 🇧🇦

#DefenderEurope @USEmbassySJJ @US_EUCOM

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#ICYMI: Yesterday, 170+ members of the @FLGuard arrived in #Croatia in support of #DefenderEurope 21!
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#StrongerTogether @NationalGuard @USArmy @USEmbZagreb @MORH_OSRH

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#WatchNow: @USArmy CPT Lauren DuVall, with @1stCAB1ID, talks about #Interoperability in #Romania during #DefenderEurope 21! #StrongerTogether
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.@AmbasadaSUA @usembthehague @FightingFirst @V_Corps_

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On May 16th, a French carrier group was concentrated south of Cyprus.
On May 17th, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers arrived in Spain, and this is in addition to the six already based in Qatar.

On May 18th, three missile destroyers from the US Navy aircraft carrier group operating in the Arabian Sea are making a transition with the explicit intention to get, if not to the Mediterranean, then at least to the northern part of the Red Sea, closer to Israel.

This is likely an attempt for Israel’s allies to guarantee that it can continue carrying out its operation, while being undeterred by Iran, or other Palestinian allies.

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6 rockets launched from #Lebanon 🇱🇧 to #Israel 🇮🇱, Lebanese security sources

Sirens warning of incoming rockets had sounded in Israel's lower Galilee region, east of #Haifa

🔗 Saad Abedine 🤬😷🤟🏼 (@SaadAbedine)

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Atlas V rocket launches SBIRS Geo-5 missile warning satellite for US Space Force

The United Launch Alliance used the "Hercules V" rocket to put the space force's missile early warning satellite SBIRS Geo-5 into orbit.

SBIRS is an infrared early warning satellite network composed of multiple early warning satellites operating in multiple orbits, which specializes in monitoring the infrared characteristics of the plume of ballistic missiles when they are launched.

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AN-178 complete a new developmental milestone.

Antonov rolled out the first fuselage for the advanced version of its new cargo plane in AN-178-100P configuration. The new aircraft developed for the Ukrainian Air Force.

https://defence-blog.com/news/antonov-completes-first-an-178-100p-fuselage-for-ukrainian-air-force.html

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⚓🇺🇸 U.S Navy USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer coming into Portsmouth, England - May 20, 2021

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