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US Defense Chief visits Israel amid violent clashes and anti-government protests
Middle East, News, US March 11, 2023 , by IRIA
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Tel Aviv on March 9, 2023, as a part of his Middle East trip where he met with the Israeli leaders to discuss the growing tensions on the West Bank and anti-Netanyahu protests throughout the country.
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Gulf states to acquire sea drones from US to counter illegal maritime activities
Middle East, News, US March 10, 2023 , by IRIA
Gulf Cooperation Organization countries have turned to the U.S. for expanding their fleet of unmanned vessels in Middle Eastern waters to counter the illegal drug and human trafficking in the region.
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Turkey, Sweden, and Finland hold NATO accession talks
Europe, News March 10, 2023 , by IRIA
Senior officials of Turkiye, Sweden, and Finland met at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 9, 2023, to discuss Nordic nations' NATO accession. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hosted the third meeting of the Permanent Joint Mechanism between the three countries.
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Australia to buy five nuclear submarines from US under AUKUS deal
Asia-Pacific, News, US March 9, 2023 , by IRIA
Australia is set to buy as many as five Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from the U.S. under its highly anticipated Pacific security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom.
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US Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center test fires Sentinel stage-one solid rocket motor
News, US March 9, 2023 , by IRIA
U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center conducted the first full-scale static test fire of the LGM-35A Sentinel stage-one solid rocket motor at the Northrop Grumman test facility in Promontory, Utah.
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North Korea warns US against intercepting its missile tests
Asia-Pacific, News March 8, 2023 , by IRIA
North Korea warned that any attempt from the U.S. to intercept and shoot down its missile tests would be considered a declaration of war. The tension in the region is increasing immensely after the U.S. and South Korean forces announced their ten-day-long joint military exercises last week.
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NATO Military Committee visits strategic commands, review allied forces’ readiness
Europe, News March 8, 2023 , by IRIA
The NATO Military Committee visited the Allied Command Transformation (ACT), Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk, the U.S. Joint Staff Headquarters, and the U.S. 2nd Fleet to review the capabilities and challenges of strategic commands in their respective areas of responsibility.
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Ukraine’s military leadership pledges to hold Bakhmut as fighting intensifies
Europe, News March 7, 2023 , by IRIA
Kyiv’s military leadership is determined to hold onto the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, as the fight for the city’s control intensified in the wake of Moscow’s latest offense. Ground reports suggest that Russian forces are struggling with a shortage of ammunition.
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US Defense Secretary Austin arrives in Jordan on his trip to the Middle East
Middle East, News, US March 7, 2023 , by IRIA
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Jordan on March 5, 2023, on a multiple-day trip to the Middle East. Austin is set to meet the regional military and civil leadership of Jordan, Egypt, and Israel.
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North Korea seeks UN intervention to stop U.S.-South Korea military drills
Asia-Pacific, News, US March 6, 2023 , by IRIA
South Korea and the United States announced their 10-day-long military drills on March 2, 2023. In response, North Korea's foreign ministry called on the United Nations immediately halt to combined military drills as it would raise tensions in the region.