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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Turkey on Monday as part of a tour of the alliance's southern flank, where he met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. One of the key topics of discussion was "Ankara's possible mediation role" in the Ukrainian conflict. The ongoing negotiating marathon of the new head of the alliance will not allow him to personally attend the emergency meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, which will be held in Brussels on Tuesday. The meeting, initiated by Kiev, will be devoted to finding a collective response to the use of the new Russian Oreshnik missile in Ukraine.

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โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ โ€“ India plans to purchase an additional 100 K9 howitzers, bringing the total number in the army fleet to 200.

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#BREAKING โ€“ The US administration has given the Ukrainian army instructions on selecting targets for strikes with American ATACMS missiles, Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, said at a briefing.

โ€œObviously, we have changed the guidelines and given them instructions that they can use them to strike specific types of targets,โ€ he said.


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran reportedly ordered VN-22 armored vehicles from China for the ground forces

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JUST IN ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท 6 SU-35 are currently being assembled and will be delivered to Iran's Hamadan Airbase by Russian pilots - sources close to IRIAF

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NEW โ€“ Turkish BayraktarTB3 PT-2 59 UAV Test  โœˆ๏ธ โš“๏ธ๐Ÿš€ โ€” Mil Blogger Ragฤฑp Soylu:

Turkish drone Bayraktar TB3 SIHA successfully completes its second and third take-off and landing tests from the TCG Anadolu short runway ship.

Autonomous takeoff and landing were performed in tests conducted while TCG Anadolu was moving.


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โšก๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Ukrainian Defense Minister to Visit South Korea Tomorrow, Where He Will Ask for Weapons โ€“ the South China Morning Post reports

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BREAKING News: Taurus Producer MDBA Deutschland on NEW concept:

"In addition to TAURUS ๐Ÿš€, RCMยฒ will reinforce the German troops in the future.

A special feature: RCMยฒ will be able to be fired from combat and transport aircraft as well as from frigates and land vehicles."


๐Ÿ”— MDBA Deutschland
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The Argentine Army announced that a squadron of tanks arriving in Paranรก to participate in the Sovereignty Exercise.
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โšกLATIN AMERICA โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท The Argentine Army transports troop and equipment on a strategic distance of 1000km during Ejercicio Soberanรญa 2024 exercise

โ€” Argentine Ministry of Defense:
With armored, motorized and rail columns, the forces simulate a large-scale deployment in Cรณrdoba, Entre Rรญos, Santa Fe and Corrientes, demonstrating their ability to mobilize quickly and effectively over long distances, from bases to areas of operation [in case of war]


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โšกBREAKING News: Argentina signed a Letter of Intent for the acquisition of new Scorpene-class attack submarines from France

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RARE โš“๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JMSDF: Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class JS Kaga (DDH-184) coming into Pearl Harbor - November 26, 2024

๐Ÿ”— Ed Schaefer
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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชโšกThe main mission of the deployment of German Navy's frigate Ludwigshafen in the eastern Mediterranean is to prevent weapons [transfer] from reaching Hezbollah, German Defense Ministry spokesman explained

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NEW ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโšก๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต โ€“ In the event of US missiles appearing in Japan, Russia will take adequate steps in accordance with the updated nuclear doctrine, - MoFA spokeswoman Zakharova

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๐Ÿš€โšก๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Any missile strikes on Russian territory are unacceptable and will be stopped, Medvedev said.

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โšกโ—The Israeli govt in collaboration with an Indian arms company, has designed a smart robotic weapon that can kill a larger number of defenseless civilians in the Gaza war, according to Middle East Eye

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AMALGAM EAGLE '24 incorporated aviation challenges for US/MEX forces presented via scenarios, including live-fly air interdictions & Search-and-Rescue training. These scenarios enabled joint training between both nations, promoting the exchange of aviation-related best practices.

โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. Northern Command wrote:
โ€” This air defense exercise simulated defending the airspace over the U.S. & Mexico's' border. Itโ€™s in both countries' interests to share information of potential aerial threats & assist each other in the successful identification or interception of aerial threats.


๐Ÿ”— 1st AF/America's AOC
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ The US is preparing a new $725 million aid package for Ukraine, which will include mines, drones, Stinger missiles, ammunition for the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system

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Ministers and secretaries of security councils of the Russian-led CSTO countries held a meeting in Astana, ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ.

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ NEW โ€“ Greece will reportedly transfer S-300PMU1, Tor-M1, and Osa-AK air defense systems to Armenia instead of Ukraine

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