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Denmark to start military drafting for women, expands mandatory military service period
Europe, News March 15, 2024 , by IRIA
Denmark has announced that it will call up women along with men as it expands its military conscription amid the deteriorating security situation in Europe. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the revised policy was designed to increase the number of young people doing military service.
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German lawmakers reject sending long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine
Europe, News March 15, 2024 , by IRIA
The German parliament has rejected a proposal by the opposition to send long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended the rejection by stating it would be “irresponsible” to send such powerful weapons to Ukraine.
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Poland’s Prime Minister and President visit US, urge NATO allies to increase defense spending
Europe, News, US March 14, 2024 , by IRIA
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Washington on March 13, 2024, to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden and mark the 25th anniversary of Warsaw’s accession into the NATO alliance.
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Turkey conducts first successful test of its locally produced turbojet engine
Europe, Middle East, News March 14, 2024 , by IRIA
Turkey has announced the first successful test of its maritime missile equipped with the nation’s first indigenous turbojet engine KTJ-3200, developed by Kale Arge and Roketsan, the country’s leading aerospace engineering and defense manufacturing firms.
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US and German defense giants to collaborate on integrated air and missile defense system
Europe, News, US March 13, 2024 , by IRIA
U.S.-based defense giant, Northrop Grumman, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany’s Diehl Defense on March 12, 2024, formalizing their commitment to work together to support innovative layered air and missile defense capabilities for Germany.
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Sweden and Finland join NATO’s large-scale military exercise Nordic Response 2024
Europe, News, US March 13, 2024 , by IRIA
NATO has launched its Nordic Response 2024 military exercise, aimed at bolstering the defense of its northern theater. It is the first such drill since the confirmation of the alliance's expansion to include Finland and Sweden.
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US intelligence report predicts ousting of Netanyahu’s coalition government in Israel
News, US March 12, 2024 , by IRIA
An assessment report by the United States intelligence community suggests that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “viability as a leader” is “in jeopardy” due to the public distrust of his strategy in Gaza.
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India conducts first flight test of locally developed Agni-5 MIRV missile
Asia-Pacific, News March 12, 2024 , by IRIA
India successfully conducted the inaugural flight test of its domestically produced Agni-5 missile featuring Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the test was conducted on March 11, 2024.
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France hosts participants from 15 different countries at AsterX 2024 military space exercise
Europe, News March 11, 2024 , by IRIA
France is hosting the annual AsterX 2024 space-military conference in Toulouse, where military servicemen from 15 different countries have gathered to increase coordination by solving fictional space warfare scenarios.
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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits US to meet Donald Trump
Europe, News, US March 11, 2024 , by IRIA
Hungary's right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in the U.S. to meet with former U.S. President Donald Trump. Orban expressed his support for Trump’s ongoing election campaign during their meeting in Florida.