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NATO allies conduct exercises to test new maritime unmanned systems
Europe, News September 20, 2022 , by IRIA
About 1,500 military and civilian personnel from NATO and partner countries are conducting REPMUS 22 exercise in Portugal to support the NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative
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US releases Taliban drug lord in exchange for US Navy veteran
Asia-Pacific, News, US September 19, 2022 , by IRIA
Afghanistan’s Taliban have freed American engineer and Navy veteran Mark Frerichs in exchange for Taliban-linked Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai, the White House confirmed.
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US Army receives most powerful laser for its weapon system
News, US September 19, 2022 , by IRIA
U.S. defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin has delivered the Department of Defense a most powerful and tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser that can be integrated with the U.S. Army's Indirect Fires Protection Capability-High Energy Laser Demonstrator laser weapon system
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Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border clashes: death toll rises to 81
Asia-Pacific, News September 18, 2022 , by IRIA
Armed clashes broke out between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on September 14, 2022, after Bishkek accused Tajik security forces of crossing the Bulak-Bashy border into Kyrgyzstan’s Batken region
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Poland signs deal to buy 48 FA-50 combat aircraft from South Korea
Asia-Pacific, Europe, News September 18, 2022 , by IRIA
Poland has finalized a defense deal worth $3 billion with South Korea to purchase FA-50 light combat aircraft. oland’s Ministry of National Defence has signed two contracts to buy 48 FA-50 light attack aircraft from South Korea.
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US House Speaker Pelosi visits Armenia days after border clashes with Azerbaijan
Europe, News, US September 17, 2022 , by IRIA
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi arrived in Armenia on September 17, 2022, for a three-day official visit. She will meet Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan, and other senior Armenian officials
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SCO Summit 2022: Xi, Putin and regional leaders discuss challenges, agree to bolster economic cooperation
Asia-Pacific, Europe, News September 17, 2022 , by IRIA
Leaders from eight permanent member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) gathered in Samarkand, the historic Silk Road trading hub, in Uzbekistan, for the 22nd SCO leader’s summit
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Poland’s AMZ-Kunto unveils TUR 7 armored vehicle
Europe, News September 16, 2022 , by IRIA
Poland’s defense and heavy vehicles manufacturing company AMZ-Kutno revealed the latest model of its armored vehicle, TUR 7, at the International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO 2022 in Kielce, Poland
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Germany to send MARS II rocket launchers and Dingo armored vehicles to Ukraine
Europe, News September 16, 2022 , by IRIA
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced that Germany’s next weapons delivery to Ukraine would consist of multiple rocket launchers and the requested Dingo armored vehicles
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Kazakhstan on his first foreign visit since pandemic
Asia-Pacific, News September 15, 2022 , by IRIA
China’s President Xi Jinping embarked on his first foreign trip after almost two and a half years. He arrived in Kazakhstan on September 14, 2022, as he made his first stop during a two-leg visit to Central Asia