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Leaked documents reviewed by RUSI reveal that Russia has agreed to equip and train a Chinese airborne battalion, including transferring military technology and providing training to enhance China's air maneuver capabilities, potentially impacting regional security and Taiwan's defense.
Leaked documents reviewed by RUSI reveal that Russia has agreed to help China equip and train an airborne battalion, including transferring military technology and providing training, to bolster China's air maneuver capabilities and potentially support future operations against Taiwan, reflecting a deepening military alliance between Moscow and Beijing.
President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida are set to announce an enhanced U.S.-Japan military partnership, including increased defense and intelligence cooperation, with a focus on countering China's regional hostility. The two leaders will also discuss Japan's potential involvement in the Five Eyes intelligence network and a security pact with the U.S., U.K., and Australia. Additionally, the partnership will encompass initiatives such as replacing cherry blossom trees in the Tidal Basin, lunar agreements, university research, and scholarships for exchange programs. U.S. officials emphasized Japan's growing global engagement and support for American interests.
The US has accused Russia of receiving materials from Iran to build a drone manufacturing plant, which could be operational by early next year. Russia has been using Iranian drones to strike Ukraine, and the military partnership between the two countries appears to be deepening. Iran has supplied Russia with Shahed-series drones, which are often deployed in swarms to confuse air defense systems and act like a flying bomb that explodes on impact. The US and EU have targeted Iran's drone industry with sanctions since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict.
Iran is reportedly helping Russia build a drone manufacturing plant, with the facility expected to be operational next year. The US has warned of a "deepening" military partnership between the two countries, with Tehran also providing hundreds of armed drones to Russia for use in Ukraine. The White House has released a satellite photo of the planned location of the drone production plant in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, as well as a graphic showing the route Iranian-made drones take to reach Russia. The US has imposed sanctions on organisations or individuals allegedly involved in the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia and issued export controls to try to prevent Russia from obtaining electronic components needed to operate Iranian drones.
The US National Security Council official, John Kirby, has said that a drone manufacturing plant being built by Russia with Iran's help could be fully operational by early next year. The US believes that Iran is shipping equipment and fully-built drones to Russia via the Caspian Sea. The US has released a map showing the route Iran appears to be using to ship the equipment. The US is releasing this information to the public to expose and disrupt the countries' "full-scale defense partnership."
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that Sweden may join NATO by mid-July, in time for the transatlantic alliance's next summit. Sweden has been lobbying for admission to NATO for nearly a year, but objections from member countries Turkey and Hungary have delayed the process. Austin's visit to Sweden is part of a four-day trip to Europe, during which he is showing support for the country's NATO application and discussing the next steps in their military partnership.