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Russia completes testing of 9M134 missile for medium armor targets

The Tula Design Bureau of Instrumentation has announced the successful completion of tests for the 9M134 Bulat missile, a new anti-tank guided missile [ATGM] developed to target medium-armored vehicles. On September 11, the company confirmed the missile is now ready for deployment, marking a key advancement in Russia’s ATGM capabilities. “Tests of the light missile 9М134 for the […]

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Lisbon withdrew the Russian Ka-32 helicopters acquired in 2006

In a significant military aid gesture, Portugal has officially retired the six Russian Kamov Ka-32 helicopters it acquired in 2006. The helicopters, now decommissioned, were loaded onto trucks and dispatched to Ukraine, as confirmed by Portugal’s Ministry of Defense. Photo credit: Portuguese MoD Originally, Portugal procured these six Kamov Ka-32A helicopters for around €348 million

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Norwegian corvette shadows Russian warships

Norway’s corvette Storm is currently monitoring three Russian warships from the Baltic Fleet as they sail off the country’s west coast in international waters. The Russian vessels are participating in the ongoing strategic naval exercise Okean-2024, which has seen a marked increase in both naval and aerial activity near Norway. The Norwegian Armed Forces confirmed

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Ukraine intercepts rare Russian spy drones

Ukrainian forces have successfully intercepted multiple rare Russian Merlin-VR spy drones using affordable, anti-aircraft FPV drones. The interception was confirmed by videos circulating on social media, which showed the downing of Merlin-VR and Supercam reconnaissance drones by the 38th Brigade of Ukraine. The Merlin-VR, introduced by Russia in 2021, is capable of flying up to

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Kongsberg’s new underwater drone completes longest autonomous dive

Kongsberg Discovery, a division of Norwegian defense contractor KONGSBERG, has achieved a significant milestone with the HUGIN Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). As noted by the company, the 8-ton, 40-foot AUV successfully completed a multi-week, fully autonomous mission, showcasing its ability to operate without human intervention or external navigation aids. The mission, which spanned depths

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Five takeaways from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’s US presidential debate

The debate between United States Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump started with a handshake and ended with the candidates painting one another as awful leaders who should not be elected. Harris and Trump traded barbs for more than 90 minutes on Tuesday, in a debate that was light on substantive policy and heavy

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Vietnam death toll from Typhoon Yagi at 143 as Red River floods Hanoi streets

HANOI – Thousands of residents of Vietnam’s capital living close to the swollen Red River were evacuated on Sept 11 as its waters flooded streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered Northern Vietnam, killing at least 143 people. Yagi, the most powerful typhoon in Asia in 2024, made landfall on the northern coast of Vietnam on

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Trump claims migrants are ‘eating Americans’ cats and dogs’ during fiery presidential debate with Harris

Trump and Harris clashed in a fiery US presidential debate on Tuesday. Picture: Alamy Republican Mr Trump said that Haitian immigrants in the state of Ohio were eating people’s cats and dogs, in an echo of a previous claim made by his vice-presidential pick, JD Vance. Local officials have said there is no evidence that

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Pope Francis heads to Singapore on final stop of Asia tour

Pope Francis left East Timor for Singapore on Wednesday for the last leg of a gruelling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour, flying from one of the world’s poorest regions to one of its richest. The marathon four-nation tour has already taken in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea but the 87-year-old pontiff has appeared in good spirits throughout

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Explosion Reported at US Military Facility Near Baghdad Airport 

A view of Baghdad international Airport. (Reuters) Iraqi security officials said an explosion targeted a site used by the US military next to Baghdad airport late Tuesday, one day before an expected visit by Iran’s president. The expected visit by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Baghdad Wednesday would be his first official trip abroad since

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