The Republic of China Army has deployed its AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters for a deep-area dispersal exercise within Tainan as part of the ongoing Joint Defense Exercises, demonstrating a growing emphasis on preserving combat aviation assets during the opening stages of a potential conflict. Rather than remaining concentrated at established air bases that would likely be targeted by missile strikes, the helicopters dispersed to alternative operating locations, where they landed, established temporary operating sites, and prepared to resume combat missions.
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Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has offered India the opportunity to jointly produce the advanced T-90MS main battle tank, under a deal which could significantly deepen long-standing defence industrial cooperation between the two countries. The initiation was presented as building on a quarter century of successful T-90 production collaboration, and as an opportunity to provide the Indian Army with one of the world’s most capable modernised main battle tanks.
The Republic of China Army is expected to field one of the largest HIMARS fleets outside the United States, with the system accommodating ATACMS, guided rocket artillery, and in future possibly more compact and longer ranged PrSM ballistic missiles. Current procurement plans call for 111 HIMARS launchers together with more than 500 ATACMS ballistic missiles delivered in multiple batches, creating a substantial precision-strike capability integrated into the Army’s wider fire support network.
The Chinese commercial satellite imagery firm MizarVision has published high-resolution images showing elements of the U.S. Army’s Typhon Mid-Range Capability missile system deployed in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture. Located at Kanoya Air Base on the southern island of Kyushu, which is one of the closest military facilities to Chinese territory, the satellite footage identified launchers, support vehicles, and associated equipment.
According to a recent article published on July 15th in The New Yorker, the tide of the war in Ukraine has shifted in favor of Kyiv.
Whereas Moscow has enjoyed dominant superiority in the realm of long-range strike capabilities, recent advancements in Ukrainian drone and missile capabilities have allowed Kyiv to bridge the gap and bring the war to Moscow.
Ukraine Cruise Missile 2026. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Recent strikes on fuel refineries throughout Russia have caused significant economic damage to Moscow, threatening the stability that Putin has spent decades building.
Qatar’s foreign ministry condemned Iranian attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait on Thursday following days of repeated strikes intended to push back against the United States’ most recent wave of attacks.
Iran, meanwhile, continues to hit out at its Gulf neighbors, threatening to escalate its attacks if the U.S. goes ahead with expected strikes on the country’s bridges and energy infrastructure.
Iran’s Drones That Russia Is Using. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Iran F-14 Tomcat Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The statement comes as Iran attempts to strike any U.S.
Russia claims that its forces have successfully captured Kostyantynivka, a strategically important city located in eastern Ukraine that forms the southern end of Ukraine’s defensive line in the Donetsk region.
It’s a claim Russia has been making for weeks, but Ukraine denies it, saying the announcement is entirely false.
Putin Sitting in the Kremlin Russian Federation Photo
Independent battlefield analyses have supported Ukraine’s claims, with several reports noting that Russian troops have entered and occupied some parts of the city but have not established full control.
It is a decision that has been rumored for some weeks now. Those nations that are the major supporters of Ukraine in its war against an unprovoked invasion in February 2022 are scratching their heads this Thursday. The question they are all asking is why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked his Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, today.
The Defense chief was not only well thought of, but the adjectives usually written in front of his name put him a cut above previous occupants of that office.