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A court in Russia's southwestern city of Rostov-on-Don has sentenced another Crimean Tatar activist to 20 years in prison -- more than the sentence prosecutors sought -- on terrorism charges. more than the sentence prosecutors sought -- on terrorism charges. on terrorism charges.

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The Department of the Air Force recently released its Women, Peace, and Security, or WPS, Strategic Action Plan to operationalize WPS concepts across the Air and Space Forces.

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, hosted French Chief of International Relations, Rear Adm. Jean-Mathieu Rey, for the second iteration of the annual U.S.-French bilateral Strategic Dialogue at the Pentagon, June 13 - 14, 2023.

The Navy will christen one of its newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, June 17, 2023, General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut.

The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) (Blue) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), for a scheduled port visit, June 16.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), and the United States Navy (USN) concluded a trilateral maritime patrol exercise in Misawa, Japan, June 15.

State-of-the-art air assets, various types of air operations, but, above all, cooperation of twenty five NATO nations' armed forces. That is what the multinational ten-day exercise Air Defender 2023 will deliver, as it is designed to demonstrate NATO's solidarity and is unparalleled in its history. The Czech Armed Forces will not be missing out - all units of the Czech Air Force are joining.

Today in Brussels on the second day of their meeting, NATO defence ministers discussed deterrence and defence issues in preparation for the upcoming Vilnius Summit in July. Among the decisions taken, the ministers decided to strengthen NATO's air defence, a key issue for Estonia.

Norway at present doesn't have any armed drones and has been estimated to be "far behind" in developing military UAVs. However, it runs several programs of Arctic-adapted drones, with experts predicting that the era of manned combat aircraft may be approaching its end.

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A classified document has revealed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) threatened to impose significant economic costs on Washington after US President Joe Biden warned Riyadh over its decision to slash oil production last fall.