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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.
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Israel ramps up attacks in Gaza as US plans to deliver aid by sea
Middle East, News March 10, 2024 , by IRIA
A recent attack by the Israeli forces at Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp and a residential tower in Rafah resulted in at least 13 deaths on March 9, 2024. The ramp-up in Israeli attacks on Gaza comes despite the ceasefire calls and requests to open aid delivery channels.
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Sweden officially joins NATO as the 32nd member, ending decades of neutrality
Europe, News March 9, 2024 , by IRIA
Sweden became the 32nd member of the NATO alliance on March 7, 2024, after completing the final step of its accession process in Washington. The Russian invasion of Ukraine pushed Stockholm to deviate from its decades-long policy of neutrality and join the largest military alliance.
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Pakistan unveils first locally made Haider Main Battle Tank
Asia-Pacific, News March 9, 2024 , by IRIA
Pakistan’s Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) held the roll-out ceremony of the inaugural serial production batch of the Haider Main Battle Tank, on March 7, 2024. The tanks have been developed indigenously by Pakistan in collaboration with China.
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More than 9,000 troops participated in Asia’s largest exercise in Thailand
Asia-Pacific, News, US March 8, 2024 , by IRIA
The largest and longest-standing multinational military exercise of the Asia-Pacific region, Cobra Gold, was held on Thailand’s east coast from February 27 to March 7, 2024. More than 9,500 military personnel from 30 different countries participated in the exercise.
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Gaza ceasefire talks end in Cairo without substantial progress
Middle East, News March 8, 2024 , by IRIA
Hamas’s delegation left Cairo on March 7, 2024, as a four-day-long discussion regarding a ceasefire agreement in Gaza ended without substantial progress. The mediators from Qatar and Egypt had been trying to secure a 40-day-long ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war operations, observes border attack military drills
Asia-Pacific, News March 7, 2024 , by IRIA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war in the wake of the U.S. and South Korea's annual Freedom Shield large-scale military exercises involving thousands of troops.
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Poland awards $1.2 billion contract to Saab for Carl-Gustaf grenade launchers
Europe, News March 7, 2024 , by IRIA
Poland's Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that Poland has inked an agreement with Sweden's Saab to purchase Carl-Gustaf M4 anti-tank grenade launchers worth approximately $1.2 billion.
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US Space Force awards contract to develop ground system prototype missile warning system
News, US March 6, 2024 , by IRIA
U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded BAE Systems and three other firms a contract to develop a ground system prototype for the U.S. Space Force missile warning system.