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US F/A-18 fighter jet sank into the Red Sea after falling off aircraft carrier
News, US April 30, 2025 , by IRIA
The U.S. Navy confirmed on April 28, 2025, that its F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet, valued at around $70 million, fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed in the hangar bay.
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US airstrike on Yemen’s African migrant center kills at least 68
Middle East, News, US April 29, 2025 , by IRIA
At least 68 people were killed and another 47 critically wounded in a U.S. airstrike on an African migrants' detention center in Yemen’s Saada province on April 28, 2025. The devastating attack has triggered outrage from humanitarian organizations and raised serious questions about the broader U.S. military campaign in the region.
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NATO tests new GANDALF-4 system to counter Global Navigation Satellite System signal threats
Europe, News April 29, 2025 , by IRIA
NATO’s Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has conducted a successful test for the prototype of a new sensor system, GANDALF-4, designed to detect and counter disruptions to Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals.
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Japan unveils new electromagnetic railgun designed to counter hypersonic threats
Asia-Pacific, News April 28, 2025 , by IRIA
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force unveiled its newly developed electromagnetic railgun project, developed domestically by ATLA. Mounted on the test ship JS Asuka, the weapon is designed to bolster Japan’s defenses against hypersonic missiles, showcasing a technological leap that could reshape future warfare.
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Trump questions Putin’s wilingness to end Ukraine war after meeting Zelenskyy at Pope Francis’s funeral
Europe, News, US April 27, 2025 , by IRIA
U.S. President Donald Trump openly questioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war in Ukraine after a rare, high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican. The meeting took place just ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral.
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Netherlands to spend $1.65 billion on major defense upgrades, including drones, AI, and anti-torpedo systems
Europe, News April 27, 2025 , by IRIA
The Netherlands is set to modernize its armed forces with several new acquisitions, including an anti-torpedo weapon system, a new standard assault rifle, tracked armored vehicles for heavy infantry operations, new drone systems, and a major expansion into AI applications.
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Top Russian general killed in Moscow as US envoy Witkoff meets Putin to discuss end of Russia-Ukraine War
Europe, News April 26, 2025 , by IRIA
Russian general was killed in a car bombing in the Moscow suburb of Balashikha. The attack occurred just as U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Witkoff, was in the Russian capital for high-stakes talks with President Putin on a U.S.-brokered peace plan for Ukraine.
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British military simulates Russian attack on UK, Exercise exposes serious gaps in UK air defense
Europe, News April 26, 2025 , by IRIA
A missile strike simulation conducted by the British military has exposed critical vulnerabilities in the United Kingdom’s air defense systems. The classified exercise reimagined the events of the first night of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine playing out not over Kyiv, but across British skies. The outcome was “not a pretty picture”.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister visits China to discuss bilateral ties and ongoing nuclear talks with US
Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News April 25, 2025 , by IRIA
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held high-level consultation meetings with Chinese officials and leadership during his visit to Beijing on April 23, 2025, ahead of the next round of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Oman this week.
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India-Pakistan tensions surge as Islamabad warns of ‘Act of War’ over Indian water blockade threat
Asia-Pacific, News April 25, 2025 , by IRIA
Tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan escalated significantly on April 24, 2025, as Islamabad warned that any attempt by New Delhi to block the flow of cross-border rivers would be viewed as “an act of war.”