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  Comments Off on European allies commit billions to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Spain, Belgium and Portugal 0

  European allies commit billions to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Spain, Belgium and Portugal

  Europe, News May 30, 2024 , by IRIA

  During a tour of three European Union countries on May 27-28, 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed three security cooperation agreements with Spain, Belgium, and Portugal, and received assurance of billions of dollars in military aid.
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  US military’s $135 million F-35 jet crashes in New Mexico, pilot hospitalized

  News, US May 30, 2024 , by IRIA

  A U.S. military’s F-35B Lightning II fighter jet crashed near the Albuquerque International Support airfield in New Mexico on May 29, 2024, resulting in serious injuries to the pilot.
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  China, Japan and South Korean leaders meet for trilateral summit in Seoul

  Asia-Pacific, News May 29, 2024 , by IRIA

  Chinese Premier Li Qiang, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida engaged in detailed discussions at the ninth trilateral summit meeting and the eighth trilateral business summit held in Seoul on May 27, 2024.
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  Comments Off on Philippines receives last two of six T129 combat helicopters from Turkey 0

  Philippines receives last two of six T129 combat helicopters from Turkey

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News May 29, 2024 , by IRIA

  Turkish Aerospace Industries announced that the Philippines received the final two of six T129 ATAK combat helicopters, approximately a year later than the initially expected schedule.
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  Comments Off on NATO nations plan to build ‘drone wall’ to defend against Russian aggression 0

  NATO nations plan to build ‘drone wall’ to defend against Russian aggression

  Europe, News May 28, 2024 , by IRIA

  Six NATO member countries have agreed to construct a "drone wall" along their borders as a defensive measure against potential threats from Russia. The Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite announced the new plan during an interview with the Lithuanian media outlet.
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  Comments Off on US deploys four B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Europe for training missions with NATO Allies 0

  US deploys four B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Europe for training missions with NATO Allies

  Europe, News, US May 28, 2024 , by IRIA

  U.S. Air Force deployed four B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Europe for Bomber Task Force (BTF) Europe 24-3 missions. The aircraft arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, on May 22, 2024, for week-long training missions with NATO Allies.
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  Comments Off on Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Rafah after Hamas launched rockets at Tel Aviv for first time in four months 0

  Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Rafah after Hamas launched rockets at Tel Aviv for first time in four months

  Middle East, News May 27, 2024 , by IRIA

  At least 50 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli airstrike on May 26 on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that hit tents for displaced people and set the camps on fire. The Israeli airstrikes came soon after Hamas launched rocket attacks towards Tel Aviv.
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  Comments Off on Russian jamming disrupts some US weapons in Ukraine, new report reveals 0

  Russian jamming disrupts some US weapons in Ukraine, new report reveals

  Europe, News May 27, 2024 , by IRIA

  U.S. media reports have revealed that several American-made precision-guided weapons are proving ineffective on the battlefield in Ukraine due to Russian jamming technology. Russian electronic warfare systems have severely diminished the accuracy of Ukraine's relatively new long-range missiles, the report claimed.
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  Comments Off on US conducts flight tests of new vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft 0

  US conducts flight tests of new vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft

  News, US May 26, 2024 , by IRIA

  U.S. leading defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin's subsidiary company Sikorsky conducted flight tests of vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aerial system (VTOL/UAS) to mature the control laws and aerodynamics of the aircraft.
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  Comments Off on UN reports mass exodus of Rohingya amid new wave of violence in Myanmar 0

  UN reports mass exodus of Rohingya amid new wave of violence in Myanmar

  Asia-Pacific, News May 25, 2024 , by IRIA

  The United Nations has issued a grave warning about the escalating violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State, where intensifying clashes have forced approximately 45,000 Rohingya, a minority group, to flee their homes.

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