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BREAKING – Taiwan: 19 Chinese PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. today.

15 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's eastern ADIZ.


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BREAKING – Britain will send 650 Martlet multi-purpose missiles to Ukraine , the country's Defense Ministry announced.

The first batch is due to be delivered by the end of this year.


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The Lithuanian government announced that it will provide a loan of 250 million euros to attract new investors to the defense industry.

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JUST IN – Heightened Security measures in Germany as Ukrainian president Zelensky arrived at the Ramstein air base to take part in a meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine.

Zelensky will call on his partners to deliver more air defense systems & other weapons that they previously promised, as well as to allow long-range strikes on Russian territory.

Zelensky will also hold talks with German Chancellor Scholz and meet with the US and German defense ministers.


⚑️The πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ German Eurofighter Typhoon fighter escorts the plane with president πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Zelensky on its way to Ramstein Air Base - MilitaryNewsUA

β€˜We have president Zelensky here today’ – Pentagon chief Austin introduces Ukrainian president at Rammstein meeting - ivan_8848

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BREAKING – Germany plans to transfer another 77 Leopard 1a5 tanks to Ukraine in cooperation with Denmark and the Netherlands β€” German Defense Minister Pistorius

All 1a5 tanks will be demilitarized, scrapped or sold under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe


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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš“πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Happening now β€” US & South Korea conduct large-scale amphibious exercises

β€’ 13,000+ personnel, 40+ ships, 30+ aircraft
β€’ Joint, combined division-sized landing force
β€’ Rare look @ 4x big deck amphibious warships, including the lead ships from both deployed U.S. Navy ARGs
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πŸ”— Ian Ellis
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The British Royal Navy fleet, mostly inactive - another falling empire

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BREAKING πŸ‡ΎπŸ‡ͺβš‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² Yemeni Houthis have shot down another US MQ-9 drone in the airspace of Marib province.

⚠️ This is the eighth MQ-9 drone shot
down since October 7.


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URGENT – Taiwan: Overall 18 Chinese PLA aircraft in various types were detected from 0820hr today. Out of which, 15 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central and southwestern ADIZ, according to the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of ROC (Taiwan)

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² US$19 billion and counting: An order of US-made torpedoes to Taiwan is the latest example of weapons sales facing a delay in delivery.

πŸ”— Taiwan Plus News
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Chinese PLA incursions into Taiwan’s air defense zone (ADIZ) reached new highs in August β€” eclipsing the year-end totals from 2022 & 2023.

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🚨 URGENT – Various attempts to invade Japan's airspace from various directions between August 6-8 in the East China Sea & the Sea of Japan.

Fighter jets from Japan's Northern Air Defense Force of the Air Self-Defense Force and others were scrambled to respond.


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⚑JUST IN πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³βš”οΈπŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russia: Soldiers of the PLA along with command staff arrived on September 8 to take part in the exercise "North Interaction - 2024"

Also arrived; Chinese PLA Air Force Jian-10, Jian-16 fighters, and Zhi-20 helicopters, along with the Yun-20 military aircraft.


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UPDATE – Unusual Statement by the Chinese Defense Ministry:

According to the annual plan, the Russian Armed Forces and the People's Liberation Army will hold the joint exercise "North. Interaction - 2024" in the waters of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.

The exercise aims to raise the level of strategic cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries and their readiness to jointly respond to security threats.

In addition, the Russian Navy and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy will conduct the fifth joint patrol in the Pacific Ocean, and the Chinese side will participate in the Russian strategic exercise Ocean-2024.


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βš‘πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) is training the population to use a bazooka

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