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  Comments Off on North Korean leader fires top military general, calls for weapons production boost 0

  North Korean leader fires top military general, calls for weapons production boost

  Asia-Pacific, News August 11, 2023 , by IRIA

  North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un dismissed his top military general and called for a boost in weapons production as he urged his military to prepare for war, North Korea’s state-owned media KCNA reported on August 9, 2023.
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  Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated days before election

  Americas, News August 11, 2023 , by IRIA

  Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead during an election campaign event on August 9, 2023, in the country’s capital Quito. His death is a huge blow to Ecuador’s internal security situation as the country is set to vote.
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  Belgium’s second-hand Leopard 1 tanks to be sent to Ukraine

  Europe, News August 10, 2023 , by IRIA

  A Belgian arms trader claimed that he made a deal with a “major” European country to send dozens of Belgium’s second-hand Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine to support the country's forces fighting Russia's invasion.
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  Comments Off on Romania cancels $1.3 billion warships deal with France after failing to sign contract 0

  Romania cancels $1.3 billion warships deal with France after failing to sign contract

  Europe, News August 10, 2023 , by IRIA

  Romania canceled a 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) deal to buy four warships from France's Naval Group after failure to meet the deadline of signing a contract with a local firm, Romania's defense ministry announced on August 8, 2023.
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  Comments Off on US completed design tests of next-gen missile defense interceptor 0

  US completed design tests of next-gen missile defense interceptor

  News, US August 9, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and military and aerospace company Lockheed Martin sucessfully completed all subsystem preliminary design reviews of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).
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  Comments Off on Germany sends fighter jets to Iceland for rapid deployment exercise 0

  Germany sends fighter jets to Iceland for rapid deployment exercise

  Europe, News August 9, 2023 , by IRIA

  Germany has deployed its Eurofighter jets to Iceland to conduct an Agile Combat Employment (ACE). The German Air Force is conducting training in the High North and working with the Icelandic Coast Guard and other regional Allies from August 1 to 10, 2023.
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  Comments Off on Iranian foreign minister visits Japan to discuss frozen funds, nuclear program, Russia-Ukraine war 0

  Iranian foreign minister visits Japan to discuss frozen funds, nuclear program, Russia-Ukraine war

  Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News August 8, 2023 , by IRIA

  Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Tokyo on August 7, 2023, to meet his Japanese counterpart and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. During the bilateral meetings, Japan expressed concerns over Iran’s advancements in nuclear enrichment as well as Tehran’s military support to Russia.
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  Comments Off on US deploys four warships near Alaska after China-Russia naval patrol exercises 0

  US deploys four warships near Alaska after China-Russia naval patrol exercises

  News, US August 8, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S. Navy deployed four destroyer warships and 11 support aircraft, including the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane, near Alaska. The development came shortly after Russian and Chinese naval forces conducted joint naval patrolling exercises close to the Aleutian Islands.
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  Comments Off on Russia launches missile and drone attacks after accusing Ukraine of using cluster bombs 0

  Russia launches missile and drone attacks after accusing Ukraine of using cluster bombs

  Europe, News August 7, 2023 , by IRIA

  Russia launched at least 70 cruise missiles, drones, and hypersonic missiles toward Ukraine after accusing Kyiv of using cluster bombs against civilian targets in the Donetsk region. According to the Russian official, Ukrainian strikes hit a university building in a Russian-controlled city in the Donetsk region on August 6, 2023.
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  Comments Off on Italy to spend nearly $1 billion on upgrading its Ariete tanks 0

  Italy to spend nearly $1 billion on upgrading its Ariete tanks

  Europe, News August 7, 2023 , by IRIA

  Italy has signed a contract worth $928 million with Iveco-Oto Melara Consortium (CIO) to upgrade its aging fleet of Ariete tanks. About 90 Ariete tanks would be upgraded in the first phase, with an option for 35 more tanks in the future.

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