🇺🇸 — A U.S. Navy F/A-18F "Super Hornet" fighter jet belonging to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 has been photographed equipped with one AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missile at Eglin Air Force Base.

The AIM-260A JATM is intended to succeed the AIM-120 AMRAAM as the next beyond-range air-to-air missile for US fighter jets. The AIM-260A's operational range is at least 200km, more than double than both the AIM-120 variants currently in service, and is being built as a response to advancements in beyond-range air-to-air missiles by Russia and China.

Most information on the AIM-260A, other than the range increase, is classified.

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🇺🇸 — A new poll released by Big Data Polling shows Thomas Massie slightly leading in the Kentucky-04 representative primary by 50.6% against Ed Gallrein.

The poll features a notable age gap. Massie leads at 81.5% of Generation Z, 68.6% of millennials, and 53% of Generation X. Gallrein leads boomers/silent generation by 62%.

🇺🇸 — Representative Massie's primary opponent Ed Gallrein declared that President Trump is playing 5D chess.

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❗️🇺🇸🇹🇼🇨🇳 - President Trump, following the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, discourages Taiwan from declaring independence and says the US is not looking for wars over Taiwan in an interview with Fox News.

Referring to Taiwan, Trump said "I’m not looking to have somebody go independent", adding that “And, you know, we’re supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war. I’m not looking for that. I want them to cool down. I want China to cool down”

The President remains ambiguous about arms sale to Taiwan and urges both China and Taiwan to settle for the status quo.

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🇺🇸🇳🇬❌🏴‍☠️ — President Trump announces that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a senior leader of the Islamic State's activities in west Africa and believed second-in-command of the Islamic State, was assassinated in a joint American-Nigerian operation. No further details were given.

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🇺🇸🇳🇬❌🏴‍☠️ — This may have been a ground operation by US special forces in collaboration with Nigeria. Earlier, a C-146A "Wolfhound" special operations transport aircraft operated by Air Force Special Operations Command was spotted flying above Nigeria. In addition, the irregular wording by President Trump implies this was not a regular assassination strike conducted by bombs/missiles.

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🇺🇸🇳🇬🏴‍☠️ — Proof of a C-146A "Wolfhound" special operations transport aircraft flying above Nigeria earlier. It was operating above southern Nigeria flying north before it disabled its transponder.

🇮🇳🤝🇦🇪 - India signs a defense cooperation pact with the UAE on Prime Minister Modi's Abu Dhabi visit.

Under the framework deal, the two countries agree to collaborate on defense production and innovation, enhance information exchange and conduct more joint exercise.

India also secured $5 billion of Emirati investments as part of the exchange.

Modi is scheduled to visit the Netherlands, ⁠Sweden, Norway and Italy after the Emirates.

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