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๐Ÿš€ J-10โ€™s secret recipe? Vortex wings and stealth upgrades

Xie Pin, former deputy chief designer of the J-10 jet fighter, reveals why the single-engine multi-role jet remains a powerhouse:

๐Ÿ”ถ The canard wing design boosts lift with smart vortex airflow

๐Ÿ”ถ Special stealth features like a โ€˜clamshellโ€™ intake and radar-absorbing cockpit film

๐Ÿ”ถ Upgraded radar spots targets 200 km away โ€” a great leap forward from older jets

๐Ÿ”ถ 11 external hardpoints for long-range missiles and weapons pods

๐Ÿ”ถ Built for precision strikes, even under heavy electronic jamming

More than four decades in the making, the J-10CE is proof that smart upgrades keep old fighters lethal. Chinaโ€™s โ€˜Vigorous Dragonโ€™ still rules the skies. ๐Ÿ‰โœˆ๏ธ

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๐Ÿ“น US canโ€™t continue to sponsor a country trying to drag it into a war with Russia - Steve Bannon

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œIf they donโ€™t think that they have to come back to the United States and ask for permission, or the deep state [via] the German and American intelligence community are running this war, weโ€™ve got to get to the bottom of this truth. We are being sucked into a conflict,โ€ the former senior Trump aide told News Nation.


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‘ IRAN AIR FORCE LEVELS UP WITH NIGHT VISION

Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari boasts Iranโ€™s defense industry breakthroughs, revealing the Airborne Division just got an upgrade with new night vision systems.

๐Ÿ”ถ Iran is now self-sufficient in over 1,000 aerospace parts

๐Ÿ”ถ Air-launched missile range extended sevenfold

๐Ÿ”ถ Helicopters fully combat-ready and supported by home-grown tech

๐Ÿ”ถ Iran claims its military might is for defense onlyโ€”and non-negotiable

Iranโ€™s โ€˜best in Southwest Asiaโ€™ Airborne Division is proving it can operate anytime, anywhere โ€” even in the dark.

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๐Ÿ—ฃCrypto is debankingโ€™s KRYPTONITE, Don Trump Jr says

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œWe got into crypto not because it was like โ€˜hey this is the next cool thing.โ€™ We got into it out of necessity. We got into it because we understood just how quickly we could be turned off,โ€ Trump said, commenting on his experience dealing with institutional banks after his father got into politics.


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๐ŸšจUkraine didnโ€™t tell Trump about drone attack on Russia

Ukraine didnโ€™t brief Trump before launching drone strikes on Russian airfields โ€” White House says Trump was left completely in the dark.

"He was not," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said when asked whether Trump was notified in advance by Ukraine.

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ From promise to pause: France might recognize Palestineโ€ฆ or not

Not so long ago, President Emmanuel Macron implied that France might recognize a Palestinian state โ€” cue Israeli and US freak-out!

The Jerusalem Post, reports that France says a Franco-Saudi conference in June wonโ€™t focus on recognition but on disarming Hamas, freeing hostages and planning for peace.

Israeli officials are calling Macronโ€™s moves a โ€œcrusade against Israel.โ€

Why so much drama? And why the sudden change of heart?

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๐ŸšจRussia and Ukraine have agreed to hold the next round of talks

Turkiye confirms it is preparing to host the meeting, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.

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๐Ÿ’ธ Orban warns Ukraine will suck Europe dry

Ukraine will drain every euro, forint and zloty that could go to building Europeโ€™s economy, warns Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over EU membership talks.

To Brussels, itโ€™s โ€œpolitical damage control and a sweet deal in a losing war.โ€

But who pays the price? European families, of course.

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๐Ÿ”ต NATO arsonists โ€˜aggressively adding fuelโ€™ to Ukrainian fire, targeting both Russia and US amid talks - analyst

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œSince the first direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiationsโ€ in May, โ€œbattlefield hostilities have only intensified,โ€ political commentator and pundit Sima Pingbang told Sputnik, commenting on Mondayโ€™s second round of peace talks in Istanbul.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œThe main reason is that Ukraineโ€™s NATO pillars of support โ€“ France, Germany and Britain, are jointly fueling the conflict, aggressively adding fuel to the fire, against both Russia and the United States,โ€ the observer said.


๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œEuropean politicians, taking turns making tough statements against Russia for months, are dragging Ukraine into an ever-more monstrous death spiral,โ€ Sima warned.


Meanwhile, the international community has no real mechanisms to contain this incitement, he stressed.
Russia must prepare for Europeโ€™s brinksmanship

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œTherefore, I am convinced that both the Russian president and Russiaโ€™s army must critically increase their readiness. After all, if Europe decides that Russia has โ€˜demonstrated weaknessโ€™ before Ukraine or the EU โ€“ if Macron, Starmer and Merz see a chance for a major strategic gamble, the possibility of peace talks could vanish like smoke,โ€ Sima said.


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๐Ÿšจ Stockpiling or stocks running LOW? The truth behind Trumpโ€™s brag

President Donald Trump claims the US is stockpiling arms at an unprecedented rate โ€” but he doesnโ€™t specify what types.

๐Ÿ”ธ Reality check: Stockpiles drained and resupply slower than expected

Military experts paint a different picture: US arms reserves are running on fumes after sending loads to Ukraine and Israel.

And restocking is at snailโ€™s pace.

๐Ÿ”ธ Slow ramp-up over the past 3 years

Despite NATOโ€™s full-scale proxy war in Ukraine, production increases remain modest:

๐ŸŸ 155mm shells: from 14,400 to 40,000 per month, while Russia produces some 250,000 monthly
๐ŸŸ GMLRS missiles: 833 to 1,167 per month
๐ŸŸ Javelin anti-tank missiles: 175 to 200 per month
๐ŸŸ AIM-9X air-to-air missiles: 116 to 137 per month
๐ŸŸ HIMARS launchers: 5 to 8 per month

๐Ÿ”ธ Air defense shortfalls

๐ŸŸ Patriot missiles production: only 740 per year in 2025 and may only reach 1,100 per year by 2027

โžก๏ธ The Ukraine conflict showed production is far too low for high-intensity warfare.

๐Ÿ”ธ Missile crisis ahead?

CSIS wargamers warn:

๐ŸŸ In a hypothetical Taiwan conflict, the US could run out of long-range precision missiles in under a week
๐ŸŸ A full-scale conflict may require 5,000-plus missiles in just 3 weeks

๐Ÿ”ธ Ageing aircraft โ€” another weak spot

๐ŸŸ The US has one of the largest air forces, but many planes are outdated for modern combat
๐ŸŸ F-15s and F-16s, the UASFโ€™s backbone, are obsolete
๐ŸŸ The pricey, โ€˜advanced F-35 stealth fighter has faced multiple setbacks โ€” including near disaster against Yemeni forces

US military production is falling short of the demands of modern warfare โ€” and that gap could cost it dearly in the next major conflict.

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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Lee Jae-myung wins election in South Korea

The leader of the Democratic Party, South Koreaโ€™s main opposition party, has become the country's 21st president, according to the national election commission, which counted 100% of the ballots.

Lee competed against Yoon Suk-yeol for the presidency in 2022.

๐Ÿ—ฃ He vowed to repair ties with China and North Korea, as well as to stop being "submissive" toward Japan. Lee also warned against South Korea being "dragged" into the proxy war in Ukraine.

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Musk calls Trump's bill a 'DISGUSTING ABOMINATION'

According to Elon Musk, the bill will increase the budget deficit to $2.5 trillion.

"Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong," Elon wrote on X, calling out the US representatives who passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill to the Senate.


Musk later vowed to fire "all politicians who betrayed the American people" in November of next year.

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๐Ÿ’ฅ Israel strikes southern Syria

The IDF stated that its air forces had struck weapons in the Daraa governorate. Social media footage allegedly shows airstrikes on the 175th Regiment's positions.

In response, the Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned the air raids and called on the international community to halt the attacks.

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๐Ÿšจ 'THIS IS WHAT THE US TRYING TO AVOID' โ€” Kellogg slams Ukraine's drone strikes

"When you attack part of an opponent's national survival system โ€” the nuclear triad โ€” the risk level goes up," he told Fox News.


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โ—๏ธ Pentagon chief opts out of Ramstein group meeting

Pete Hegseth will skip the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting taking place this week, the Associated Press reported, citing a US official.

This is the first time the Pentagon chief will not attend the meeting since its creation by the US 3 years ago.

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๐Ÿšจ Iran ready to give away control of uranium enrichment to an international consortium, Iranian officials told Axios.

For Tehran to consider the idea, the regional consortium (which may include Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar) must operate within Iran's territory.

The US and Iran have already held five rounds of nuclear talks.

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๐Ÿ”Š 'We were governed by MORONS' โ€” JD Vance

Despite living in the "hyper-globalized era," no one in the Biden administration investigated the "brittleness" of US supply chains, the vice president said at the American Compass Gala.

"I asked that explicit question, and the answer was, 'We don't know'," he added.


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๐Ÿ”ผ If tariffs don't work, DOUBLE THEM!

Donald Trump signed an executive order increasing tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%.

"Although the previously imposed steel and aluminum tariffs have helped provide critical price support in the US market, they have not yet enabled these industries to develop and maintain the rates of capacity production utilization that are necessary for the industries' sustained health and for projected national defense needs," Trump explained.


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๐Ÿ”ฅ Musk calls Trump's bill a 'DISGUSTING ABOMINATION' According to Elon Musk, the bill will increase the budget deficit to $2.5 trillion. "Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong," Elon wrote on X, calling out the US representatives who passedโ€ฆ
๐Ÿค Musk and Trump remain friends despite comments โ€” reports

Axios cites insiders explaining the 4 reasons behind Elon's criticism of Trump's "disgusting" bill:

โ–ช๏ธ EV tax credit AXED ($240K lobbying lost)
โ–ช๏ธ White House role REVOKED
โ–ช๏ธ Starlink air traffic contract BLOCKED
โ–ช๏ธ Ally Jared Isaacman DUMPED by NASA

Ultimately, sources say that Trump-Musk relations remain friendly. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed this during the press briefing:

"The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill... It doesn't change the president's opinion โ€” he is sticking to it," Karoline said.


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