โ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต Japan plans to build missile training site on Pacific island
Japan plans to build a training site for surface -to-ship missile launches on a remote Pacific island, a defense ministry official said on Thursday, in its latest effort to strengthen the nationโs long-range strike capabilities amid Chinaโs military assertiveness.
The ministry has already informed local officials of the plan to set up the facilities on Minamitori Island, Japanโs easternmost island, around 1,900km southeast of Tokyo, and start its operation in the 2026 financial year or later.
The plan emerged as Tokyo aims to acquire โcounterstrike capabilitiesโ of attacking targets in enemy territory directly in an emergency.
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Japan plans to build a training site for surface -to-ship missile launches on a remote Pacific island, a defense ministry official said on Thursday, in its latest effort to strengthen the nationโs long-range strike capabilities amid Chinaโs military assertiveness.
The ministry has already informed local officials of the plan to set up the facilities on Minamitori Island, Japanโs easternmost island, around 1,900km southeast of Tokyo, and start its operation in the 2026 financial year or later.
The plan emerged as Tokyo aims to acquire โcounterstrike capabilitiesโ of attacking targets in enemy territory directly in an emergency.
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NEW โ Russia: Putin hosts the Main Naval Parade in St Petersburg.
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โ๐ท๐บ Watch: Russian Pres Putin greets Indian Navy personnel onboard INS Tabar which is participating in Russia's Navy day.
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๐บ๐ธโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต Japan and the United States will jointly increase production of AMRAAM missiles and Patriot systems.
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NEW โ F-16 will be in Ukraine in a few weeks, they will strengthen air defense, โ WP
The planes will shoot down missiles, drones and enemy aircraft, and not attack the ground forces of the Russian Federation and other military facilities near the front.
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BREAKING โ Touchdown in Latvia: Canadian Air Force CH-146 Griffon helicopters have arrived on Operation REASSURANCE in Riga.
The Griffons form a critical portion of the Canadian governmentโs commitment to NATOโs Multinational Brigade - Latvia!
๐ Canadian Joint Operations Command
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The Griffons form a critical portion of the Canadian governmentโs commitment to NATOโs Multinational Brigade - Latvia!
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NEW โ China warns US and Japan to 'stop creating imaginary enemies'
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ALERT ๐ฐ๐ทโก๐ฐ๐ต โ South Korea's Defense Minister said North Korea may conduct nuclear tests before the US elections.
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โกSUDAN โ A small suicide drone targets a group of Rapid Support Forces fighters in a Toyota vehicle
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NEW โ Iran announced that it will build a 300 km long border wall on the Afghan border.
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BREAKING โ The Pentagon announced two arms packages for Ukraine totaling $1.7 billion
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๐ฐ๐ต South Korean intelligence believes that Pyongyang's Kim is preparing his daughter, now 11, to succeed Kim Jong Un.
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NEW โ Lockheed Martin Sikorsky has been selected by NATO to develop the next midsize helicopter for allied forces as part of the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability program. This is a major breakthrough in equipping NATO with the most advanced helicopter technology of the 21st century. We are talking about the X2 model.
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โ๏ธ๐จ๐ณโก๐ฏ๐ต Chinese military reconnaissance drone (WZ-7) flew on July 29 to the sea off Japan's NW coast of Amami Oshima, turned around, circled over the East China Sea, and then headed northeast toward China.
Aim: checking out possible structures of deployments for reinforcements to
Taiwan in case of escalation.
โ ๏ธ Tokyo already said they will play a role in supplying Teipei with military equipment in a broader escalation.
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Aim: checking out possible structures of deployments for reinforcements to
Taiwan in case of escalation.
โ ๏ธ Tokyo already said they will play a role in supplying Teipei with military equipment in a broader escalation.
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๐จ๐ณ NEW Footage from Chinese PLA: Type 625 SPAA Joined Anti-drone Exercises at a High-altitude Region of nearly 5,000 meters
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NEW โ๐ท๐บ Russia Launches Massive Naval Drills
Russiaโs Defense Ministry has begun extensive naval exercises involving around 300 warships and speedboats from the Northern, Pacific, and Baltic Fleets, as well as the Caspian Flotilla.
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Russiaโs Defense Ministry has begun extensive naval exercises involving around 300 warships and speedboats from the Northern, Pacific, and Baltic Fleets, as well as the Caspian Flotilla.
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The US will equip Ukrainian F-16s with American-made missiles and other
advanced weapons, - WSJ
Washington agreed to transfer air-to-ground munitions, precision bomb guidance kits and modern air-to-air missiles to Ukraine.
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advanced weapons, - WSJ
Washington agreed to transfer air-to-ground munitions, precision bomb guidance kits and modern air-to-air missiles to Ukraine.
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โ ๏ธ BREAKING โ๐จ๐ณ โ China announces a large-scale military exercise in the northern part of the South China Sea from July 31 to August 3, covering an area of over 47,000 square kilometers.
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โกโ ๏ธ SOUTH CHINA SEA โ ๐จ๐ณCCG 5402 has arrived to replace CCG 5302, which had been conducting intrusive patrols to normalize China's excessive claims of jurisdiction over the lawful exclusive economic zones belonging to ๐ป๐ณVietnam, ๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia & ๐ฒ๐พMalaysia since 17 June.
๐ Ray Powell
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๐ท๐บโ๐ด๐ฒ Oman's Salalah Port receives the flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser "Varyag" and the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov", which are carrying out long-range missions in the Arabian Sea
โผ๏ธโ๐บ๐ธ US Deploys Aircraft Carrier โ USS Theodore Roosevelt โ On Iranโs Doorstep Amid Israel-Hezbollah Tensions
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โผ๏ธโ๐บ๐ธ US Deploys Aircraft Carrier โ USS Theodore Roosevelt โ On Iranโs Doorstep Amid Israel-Hezbollah Tensions
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