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A Chinese defense spokesperson on Tuesday refuted contents related to the Chinese military in Japan's new defense white paper, noting that it is hyping up the so-called "China threat" rhetoric, which merely serves as an excuse for Japan to ease restrictions on its own military buildup.

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The DPRK Foreign Ministry dismissed the US-led "joint warning" about an alleged North Korean cyber threat as a "stereotyped political accusation" aimed at tarnishing the country's image, KCNA reported.

In the latest episode of a PLA documentary focusing on joint operations, striking footage shows two J-20 stealth fighters escorting an H-6N bomber carrying a large missile under its fuselage, rather than the smaller missiles typically seen under the wings. A military affairs expert says the missile could be a powerful air-launched ballistic missile capable of conducting anti-ship or ground-strike missions.

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Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the initiative of the Brazilian side.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Honourable Penny Wong. High Commissioners, distinguished guests, industry, academia and international partners, defence colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, dare I say it, sailors, soldiers, aviators, diplomats and technology partners, it is a pleasure to be here in Adelaide for the 2026 Australian Defence Summit. This week, in fact, today, 40 years ago, I boarded a plane for Adelaide, my hometown, to embark on a journey into the unknown, into the Royal Australian Navy, into the Australian Defence Force, not really knowing what lay ahead. But what I did know was that South Australians do difficult things.

ADMIRAL MARK HAMMOND, CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCE: Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us here today. Later on today we'll be announcing the Defence Innovation Science and Technology Strategy, which is a significant step forward for the Defence Department in allowing targeted investment of resources into innovative technologies that are really going to make a difference to the war-fighting potential of the Australian Defence Force. Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, hypersonics, et cetera. I'll leave it to Professor Monro to fill in the gaps.

Today, the Department of the Navy announced a decisive step to sharpen its competitive edge, reclassifying nineteen planned Virginia Class submarines equipped with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) as guided missile submarines (SSGN). This pivotal shift clearly differentiates these advanced platforms from traditional Virginia Class fast attack submarines (SSNs), signaling a leap forward in undersea warfighting capability, lethal combat power, and global deterrence.

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AFRICOM Commander Gen. Dagvin Anderson conducted a regional visit to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, July 26-30, 2026.

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Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, strongly condemned the brutal Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which targeted tents sheltering displaced persons and residential apartments, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries.

Footage released by state media on Monday showed a rare scene of at least six DF-17 hypersonic missile launch vehicles of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force appearing together in a single frame.

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The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Ambassador Tania López Larroque, addressed the 31st Session of the Assembly of this international body on the morning of 28 July.

Today, the Department of War expanded its undersea warfighting capabilities by awarding a five-ship contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of five Columbia Class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), a nine-ship contract to GDEB and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) for the construction of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through FY 2029 Virginia Class submarines, and previously awarded shipyard productivity efforts to the two companies. These awards represent a historic investment in maritime modernization and supremacy, with a combined total value of $76.6B

The establishment of the Korea Armed Forces Academy, which will integrate the Korea Military Academy, Republic of Korea Naval Academy and Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, will fundamentally transform the officer education system in preparation for future warfare.