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Refurbished Venezuelan army AMX-VCI being tested, the vehicles are being given to GNB units.
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LEBANON – Amidst chaos and uncertainty, Hezbollah fighters showcase unparalleled street combat tactics, reminiscent of elite military training.
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Poland is planning to acquire a network of tethered surveillance aerostats from the US to bolster its air defense capabilities. A map produced by the Polish Ministry of National Defense was uploaded yesterday that shows proposed locations and sensor ranges for the network.
Tethered aerostats such as those produced by Lockheed have been used extensively by the United States in the Middle East, and are currently deployed across Eastern Syria to detect hostile rockets, drones, missiles, and ground-based threats.
The request for the project seemingly called "ASRR Barbara" by the Polish military include multi-sensor layered coverage of the Eastern & Northern Polish borders and would be capable of detecting and identifying threats such as the recent helicopter incursion from Belarus.
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Tethered aerostats such as those produced by Lockheed have been used extensively by the United States in the Middle East, and are currently deployed across Eastern Syria to detect hostile rockets, drones, missiles, and ground-based threats.
The request for the project seemingly called "ASRR Barbara" by the Polish military include multi-sensor layered coverage of the Eastern & Northern Polish borders and would be capable of detecting and identifying threats such as the recent helicopter incursion from Belarus.
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URGENT – The US Embassy in Ethiopia: We are concerned about the violence in Amhara and Oromo and the civilian casualties.
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NIGER COUP – The African Union says it firmly supports all ECOWAS decisions concerning Niger and calls on the international community to save the life of President Mohamed Bazoum.
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BREAKING – The British Ministry of Defense announces that it will train 900 Ukrainian soldiers from the Navy to carry out raids on the coast and operations on land and sea.
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NIGER COUP – The African Union says it firmly supports all ECOWAS decisions concerning Niger and calls on the international community to save the life of President Mohamed Bazoum. Subscribe to @DefenseBlog
France will consider any request for military support from ECOWAS
France has 1,500 soldiers in Niamey, engaged in the fight against jihadists under Nigerien command, while the United States has a force of a thousand men.
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France has 1,500 soldiers in Niamey, engaged in the fight against jihadists under Nigerien command, while the United States has a force of a thousand men.
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The Chinese Maritime Safety Administration announced that from tomorrow (8/12) to the 14th, a live-fire exercise will be conducted in the waters of Zhejiang, and the scope and location have been announced.
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Niger - Regional monitoring map (11 August 2023).
🚩 More details about the ECOWAS standby force are emerging. RFI reports it will be constituted of 25.000 troops, with most coming from 🇳🇬 Nigeria.
🔹🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire announced it will commit up to 1100 troops.
🔹 RFI reports that 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau would also participate to the force.
🔹 🌍🇫🇷🇺🇸 The AU, France, and the US all announced backing the ECOWAS decisions.
🔹 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso suspended Radio Omega, a popular radio, after it aired the interview of a pro-Bazoum supporter.
🔹 The security around Bazoum’s residence was reportedly heightened on Aug 9, with 70 guards now stationed in the vicinity.
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🚩 More details about the ECOWAS standby force are emerging. RFI reports it will be constituted of 25.000 troops, with most coming from 🇳🇬 Nigeria.
🔹🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire announced it will commit up to 1100 troops.
🔹 RFI reports that 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau would also participate to the force.
🔹 🌍🇫🇷🇺🇸 The AU, France, and the US all announced backing the ECOWAS decisions.
🔹 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso suspended Radio Omega, a popular radio, after it aired the interview of a pro-Bazoum supporter.
🔹 The security around Bazoum’s residence was reportedly heightened on Aug 9, with 70 guards now stationed in the vicinity.
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Turkish drone targeted a vehicle belongs to the PKK in Penjwen, Sulemaniyah, northern Iraq. The airstrike resulted 3 casualties.
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China highly concerned after Japanese Navy guided missile destroyer visits India's Port Blair near Malacca strait.
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The Russian amphibious Beriev Be-200 Altair aircraft designed for fire fighting, search and rescue and maritime patrol.
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Hezbollah unveils its new anti tank guided missile called “TharAllah”. It is a version of Iranian Dehlavieh missile that has a range of 5km.
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SYRIA – The Syrian army deploys massive reinforcements to the Idlib region in response to escalating tensions. The reinforcements include tanks and rocket launchers.
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IRAQ – The Turkish army puts pressure from the north and advances against the Kurdish PKKK. The PKK in response retreats towards the south.
Rare: the Kurdish Peshmergas of the forces of Iraqi Kurdistan are on their way to fight against the PKK
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Rare: the Kurdish Peshmergas of the forces of Iraqi Kurdistan are on their way to fight against the PKK
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