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First Heavy Weapons from Germany Arrive in Ukraine

First Heavy Weapons from Germany Arrive in Ukraine

Several weeks after pledging heavy weapons, Germany’s first delivery of self-propelled howitzers has arrived in Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday.

The delivery comes after repeated appeals from Kyiv for better weapons and ammunition as it seeks to hold off Russ…

First Sarmat ICBM to Go on Combat Alert by Year-end: Putin

First Sarmat ICBM to Go on Combat Alert by Year-end: Putin

MOSCOW — The first Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system will go on combat alert in Russia at the end of 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

“The Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully test-launched. The first such ICBM system is s…

29 Chinese Military Aircraft Enter Taiwan’s ADIZ

29 Chinese Military Aircraft Enter Taiwan’s ADIZ

TAIPEI — A total of 29 Chinese military aircraft flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the third-highest single-day total this year, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).

The aircraft included one Y-9 communications anti-ja…

Inside the Center of $1 Billion Airbus-Qatar Jet Dispute

Inside the Center of $1 Billion Airbus-Qatar Jet Dispute

DOHA — Two high-tech Airbus A350 jets sit idle with their windows taped and engines covered in a floodlit hangar in the Gulf, hobbled by an international legal dispute between European industrial giant Airbus and Qatar’s national carrier.

From a distance, the planes might seem like any other lo…

Brazil Begins Construction of Tamandaré Frigates

Brazil Begins Construction of Tamandaré Frigates

ITAJAÍ, Brazil — The start of construction of four warships, which will be part of the Brazilian Navy Fleet – “Tamandaré class” frigates – was marked by a ceremony held on June 21, at the ThyssenKrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul, in Itajaí, Santa Catarina State (SC).

On site, a mockup of the ship was…

PLA Naval Group Circumnavigates Japan in Long-Range Exercise

PLA Naval Group Circumnavigates Japan in Long-Range Exercise

Led by the Type 055 large destroyer Lhasa, a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla reportedly sailed from northwest to the east and south sides of Japan on Monday and Tuesday after making transits in three strategic straits near the island country, and the vessels are expected to make…
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