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US rep. Keith Kellogg praised Ukraine as a leader in the current era of warfare after visiting defense facilities, including drone production sites. “Incredible innovation, especially in UAVs. In this new form of war, they’re ahead. Their pace of innovation and adaptability is impressive,” he wrote.

U.S. Army sinks target at sea using Typhon during Talisman Sabre 25 - Naval News The U.S. Army conducted the first Mid-Range Capability (Typhon) live fire exercise outside of the continental U.S. successfully sinking a target at sea

The U.S. Army conducted the first Mid-Range Capability (Typhon) live fire exercise outside of the continental U.S. successfully sinking a target at sea with a SM-6 missile during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in Australia on July 16, 2025 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🚀
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Future USS Harvey C Barnum Jr (DDG 124) Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer leaving Bath, Maine on sea trials - July 15, 2025

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"stand clear of closing doors"

Taiwan's Military Police and Police Special Operations Group use the Taipei Metro to transport supplies in a simulated Chinese attack as a part of Exercise Han Kuang 41.

20,000 GMLRS equivalent rounds *PER DAY* from the Mainland

In addition to all the C/S/MRBMs

Germany Requests to Buy U.S. Typhon Missile Launchers Defense Minister Boris Pistorious confirmed during a meeting with his U.S. counterpart that Germany had officially requested clearance to buy the Typhon,

Germany Requests to Buy U.S. Typhon Missile Launchers

Defense Minister Boris Pistorious confirmed during a meeting with his U.S. counterpart that Germany had officially requested clearance to buy the Typhon.

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Source: Chang Hsin-wei (CNA)

Source: Chang Hsin-wei (CNA)

Source: Chang Hsin-wei (CNA)

The Taiwan Army 584th Armored Brigade conducted the first public live-fire exercises with its M1A2T main battle tanks in Kengzikou, northwestern Taiwan, on 7/10.

4 tanks fired 19 APFSDS shells at targets simulating ZTZ-99 tanks.

Outrageous images of China's Shijian-26, an apparent new-gen Earth observation satellite, from Maxar. SSD of 1.9 cm.
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The damage at al-Udeid to the radome and building to its immediate ENE is ~145 feet wide. It appears some of the radome is reflecting adjacent (left of) the burn scar.

Sentinel-2 L2A for June 22nd (bottom left) and June 27th (bottom right) show the change occurred between these two days.

Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.

The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.

There's something darkly funny about how the not stupid military commentators response to "How would the US military break the stalemate in Ukraine?" was "we wouldn't fight like this" and our SecDef is determined to make us fight like that

Kyiv tonight.

💔 Russia’s overnight attack killed two women and injured over a dozen.

Fires broke out across the city. The attack damaged residential buildings, hospitals, schools, shops, and even public transport infrastructure in eight districts of Kyiv.

Photo: Reuters

Trajectory of Russian missiles and drones, mainly aimed for Kyiv and Vasylkiv.

The far side of the Moon and the distant Earth, from the Chang'e-6 lunar sample mission. Credit: Chunlai Li/Jianjun Liu/Wei Yang/GRAS/ NAOC

Kyiv under massive attack from Russian drones & ballistic missiles right now. Countless explosions. Ukraine’s air defenses trying to shoot down drones buzzing over city center. Authorities say several residential buildings have been hit and fires burning. Medics called to at least 3 districts.

Fighter pilots integrate drones into air combat training The drones served in a "loyal wingman" role to the pilots, marking “a major leap in human-machine teaming," the Air Force said.

The drones served in a "loyal wingman" role to the pilots, marking “a major leap in human-machine teaming," the Air Force said.

A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 dropped four precision GBU-39 bombs on a Russian position in the eastern sector, delivering a direct strike on Russian deployment sites.

🇨🇳/1. SBU Detains Chinese Spies Attempting to Smuggle Neptune Missile Technology

SBU has detained two citizens of the People’s Republic of China in Kyiv who were attempting to illegally export classified documentation related to the Ukrainian RK-360MC "Neptune" missile system.

Royal Thai Armed Forces Reveal Newly Developed Kamikaze Drone - Militarnyi The Royal Thai Air Force has announced the successful development and testing of a domestically produced kamikaze drone.

🇹🇭 The Royal Thai Air Force has announced the successful development and testing of a domestically produced kamikaze drone.

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Diplomatic options for resolving Russia’s war against Ukraine are "exhausted": German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, following Trump and Macron, also pledged to continue supporting Kyiv.

Not to imply anything, but we’d like to see action.

Russia attacks Ukraine’s draft offices in effort to undermine armed forces Moscow redoubles overnight drone and missile attacks as it exploits resentment over compulsory mobilisation

Russian suicide drones have hit five military draft offices across Ukraine in the past two weeks, in what Kyiv says is an attempt by Moscow to disrupt its mobilization process.
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Taiwan begins its the first day of its annual Exercise HAN KUANG today.

The 206th Infantry Brigade and 302nd Infantry Brigade, both composed of reservists, conduct supplemental familiarization training.

Military vessels are dispersed.

Penghu-based units are under heightened alert.

A modernized BMP with a new combat module in service with Ukraine’s 58th Motorized Brigade. #UkrainianArmy

Approximate map of Russian Shahed drone and missile routes during last night’s massive attack has been released, showing coordinated directions from Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk, Orel, and Millerovo. Main target was the city of Lutsk in western Ukraine.

What’s going on with our Shahed interceptors, the STINGS? 🐝

We can’t reveal much. But what we can say is this: thanks to your consistent support over the past months, the results have exceeded all our expectations.

We can’t show those results — only one short video. But it says it all 💥
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Delivery of USN's next new aircraft carrier 🇺🇸USS John F. Kennedy delayed by 2 years.

USS Enterprise delivery delayed by 1 year.

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China sends military on combat patrol against US ally: Video The Chinese military vowed to safeguard the country's national sovereignty and security in the South China Sea.

The Chinese military released a video showing it conducted a "combat-readiness patrol" around a disputed island near the Philippines—a defense treaty ally of the United States.
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Ukrainian forces have repelled a rare mechanized assault near Novoeconomichne in Donetsk region. A Russian column of three vehicles advanced from Myroliubivka toward the town. Two units managed to breach the outskirts—one dropped off infantry, the other pushed deeper—but were ultimately contained.

Russian Z-channels claim that Russian forces launched a Tornado-S MLRS strike on Kramatorsk.

Russians brag about killing endangered pelicans with FPV drones. Russians don't need a reasons to kill — they just love doing it.