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US Navy unmanned helicopter MQ-8C completes Expeditionary Advance Base Operations exercise
News, US August 20, 2022 , by IRIA
U.S. Navy's MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned, runway-independent helicopter system successfully completed operations under the Expeditionary Advance Base Operations concept
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China launches cloud-seeding rockets to counter severe droughts
Asia-Pacific, News August 19, 2022 , by IRIA
China is carrying out large-scale cloud-seeding operations in an attempt to induce rainfall in the central and southwestern provinces amid the ongoing record-breaking heatwave and severe drought
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US to integrate HELIOS tactical laser weapon system into Navy fleet
News, US August 19, 2022 , by IRIA
U.S. Navy plans to integrate the first tactical laser weapon system High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) into ships and provide directed energy capability to the fleet
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Turkish President and UN chief hold talks with Zelenskyy in Ukraine
Europe, Middle East, News August 18, 2022 , by IRIA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in the city of Lviv on August 18 to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Huge blast in Mosque kills 21, injures dozens in Afghanistan
Asia-Pacific, News August 18, 2022 , by IRIA
At least 21 people have been killed and 33 injured after a huge blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital city on August 17
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China to participate in ‘Vostok’ military exercise in Russia
Asia-Pacific, Europe, News August 17, 2022 , by IRIA
China is sending its troops to participate in the Russian-led joint military exercise along with India, Belarus, Mongolia Tajikistan, and other countries
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North Korea fires cruise missiles as US and South Korea prepare for military drills
Asia-Pacific, News August 17, 2022 , by IRIA
North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the sea from its western coast on the morning of August 17 as the US and South Korea prepare for joint military exercise
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Germany sends fighter jets to Indo-Pacific for the first time
Asia-Pacific, Europe, News August 16, 2022 , by IRIA
The German Air Force has sent a fleet of 13 aircraft for its first-ever deployment to the Indo-Pacific region to demonstrate Berlin's operational capability during the exercise and show solidarity with its allies.
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14-nation live-fire military drill concludes in Indonesia
Asia-Pacific, News, US August 16, 2022 , by IRIA
More than 5000 military personnel from 14 different countries participated in the 16th annual Super Garuda Shield 2022 military exercises, held in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province
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Second high-level US Congressional delegation visits Taiwan to meet top leadership
Asia-Pacific, News, US August 15, 2022 , by IRIA
12 days after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi concluded her controversial trip to the Taiwan island, a delegation of five U.S. congress members arrived in Taipei to meet the Taiwanese leadership