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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers deployed to Australia in support of Bomber Task Force mission to the Pacific πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί

USAF BTF missions β€œcontribute to joint force lethality & deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating the ability to operate anywhere in the world at any time.”

β€œUnited States strategic bombers can operate in the Indo-Pacific region from a broad array of overseas and continental U.S. locations with great operational resilience.

This deployment is in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners, and joint forces and strategic deterrence missions to reinforce the rules-based international order.

The Pacific Air Forces look for every opportunity to train alongside our allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.” β€”Pacific Air Forces/DVIDS


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πŸ’₯βš”οΈβ€ΌοΈGlobal Firepower 2024:

Ranking of the most powerful armies in the world, the Russian army retained second place.


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βš”οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ This is the newest Ukrainian missile-drone "Palyanytsia"

As the Armed Forces officer notes, when it comes to the domestic UAV-missile hybrid, he immediately mentions 2 projects, photos of which are available online.

The first drone (similar to Morok) was already used in the Russian Federation. At the same time, a Russian woman published a photo of the fragments. The second was tested on a training ground.


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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš‘πŸ˜± USAF fighter was in trouble: on August 22, an F-15E fighter from the 366th Fighter Squadron of the US Air Force from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base was knocked out by a bird strike. The damage is not great, the plane will be repaired, but the bird still puts up a fight!

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Russia may suspend S-400 deliveries to India over Modi's Ukraine visit, source suggests.

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URGENT – 12 Chinese PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 5 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 6 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern ADIZ.

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🚨 BREAKING – Malaysia's Navy ship KD Pendekar sank off the coast of Johor after colliding with an underwater object.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a performance test of drones developed in the country, state media KCNA said on Monday.

Kim called for the production of more suicide drones to be used in tactical infantry and special operation units, such as underwater suicide attack drones, as well as strategic reconnaissance and multipurpose attack drones.

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BIG βš”οΈπŸ›‘οΈ Swedish coast guard KBV 033, Danish Navy home guard MHV 815 and Latvian minesweeper M54 all headed for the same general area south of Gotland, due to extraordinary circumstances.

πŸ“‘ Recent GPS jamming in the area around the strategic important GΓΈtland Island have caused security concerns by the Swedish army.

⚠️ The Eastern Sea/Baltic Sea are an increasingly space for EW warfare by
Russia against NATO members.


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NEW – Taiwan: The ROC armed forces plans to test new electronic warfare systems in Yilan County and adjacent waters from September 2 to 6 and September 9 to 13

The purpose of the tests is to evaluate the capabilities of new developments designed to suppress control channels of Chinese UAVs, communications equipment and radars of PLA Navy ships
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BREAKING – Chinese surveillance plane breaches Japanese airspace for first time - Nikkei Asia

Japan's defense ministry says fighters were scrambled to warn off Y-9.

A Chinese surveillance plane violated Japanese airspace on Monday, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced.

The Y-9 aircraft belonging to the Chinese military flew off the coast of the Danjo Islands, a set of small islands in the East China Sea, southwest of Nagasaki. The morning incursion was the first such breach by a Chinese military aircraft, the ministry said.


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BREAKING πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³βš‘πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ The Philippine Coast Guard reported that 40 Chinese vessels, including six Coast Guard ships and three Navy vessels, blocked two Philippine ships conducting a humanitarian mission to the BRP Teresa Magbanua area near Escoda Shoal.

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NEW – German Opposition Leader Merz, who will succeed Scholz next year, announced he will deliver Taurus missiles and put an end to attacks on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. The range is classified but Taurus can hit command centers in Moscow. That is deterrence! Europe doesn't need the US.

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