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  Patriot air defense systems become operational in Ukraine

  Europe, News April 26, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S.-made Patriot air defense system has entered combat services in Ukraine. An undisclosed number of Raytheon’s technology’s Patriot missile systems arrived in Ukraine earlier this month.
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  Global military spending reaches record high of $2.24 trillion

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US April 25, 2023 , by IRIA

  Global military spending reached an all-time high of $2.24 trillion in 2022. The significant increase was largely due to the Russia-Ukraine war that resulted in immense military spending all across Europe.
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  NATO Allies begin Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise in North Atlantic

  Europe, News April 25, 2023 , by IRIA

  NATO Allies are participating in a large-scale Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise, Dynamic Mongoose, to enhance Northern Flank capabilities. Twelve NATO partners are taking part in this year's Dynamic Mongoose drills.
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  Diplomats and citizens airlifted from Sudan as fighting gets intense

  Africa, News April 24, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S., UK, Germany, France, Italy, and China among several other countries conduct swift airlift operations in Sudan to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from the battle-affected areas.
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  South Korean Navy commissions second KSS-III submarine

  Asia-Pacific, News April 24, 2023 , by IRIA

  South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that the country’s naval forces have officially commissioned KSS-III ROKS Ahn Moo (SS-084) submarine into its fleet. The ceremony took place on April 20, 2023, at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.
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  US Congress legislation to boost Taiwan’s cyber defense capabilities

  Asia-Pacific, News, US April 23, 2023 , by IRIA

  A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a new bill at the U.S. Congress that would enable Pentagon to help Taiwan in fortifying its cybersecurity capabilities.
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  US Army awards $237 million contract for counter-drone system

  News, US April 23, 2023 , by IRIA

  United States Army awarded Raytheon Technologies a $237 million contract on April 19, 2023, for detecting and defeating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones.
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  French Navy conducts M51 ballistic missile test from submarine

  Europe, News April 22, 2023 , by IRIA

  France’s Ministry of Defense announced that the French Navy has conducted yet another successful test for its submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) M51. The missile was fired from French Navy’s Le Terrible nuclear-powered submarine. it was the sixth missile test for Le Terrible submarine.
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  US, NATO allies meet in Germany for Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting

  Europe, News, US April 22, 2023 , by IRIA

  Senior officials of about 50 countries joined defense ministers and military leaders of U.S. and NATO nations on April 21, 2023, for the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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  SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes mid-flight minutes after launch

  News April 21, 2023 , by IRIA

  SpaceX test-launched its largest and most powerful Starship rocket on April 20, 2023, at Boca Chica, Texas U.S. The rocket took off from the launching pad with substantial success, however, it fell short of reaching space and exploded mid-air.

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