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  Comments Off on North Korean parliament amends constitution for new nuclear policy 0

  North Korean parliament amends constitution for new nuclear policy

  Asia-Pacific, News September 29, 2023 , by IRIA

  North Korea’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment to execute the country’s new nuclear arms policy on September 27, 2023. North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un said that the constitutional amendment will help North Korea hold a ‘definite edge’ in deterring threats.
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  Comments Off on Czech government approves plans to buy 24 F-35 jets for $6.5 billion 0

  Czech government approves plans to buy 24 F-35 jets for $6.5 billion

  Europe, News, US September 29, 2023 , by IRIA

  The government of the Czech Republic approved plans to purchase 24 F-35 fighter jets from the U.S. in a deal that is valued at $6.5 billion. Once completed, it would become the largest-ever defense spending on a single defense acquisition by Prague.
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  Israeli minister leads first official delegation to Saudi Arabia

  Middle East, News September 28, 2023 , by IRIA

  Israel’s Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrived in Riyadh to attend a UN conference, marking the first-ever visit from the Israeli minister to Saudi Arabia as the speculations of normalization of relations between the two countries become stronger.
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  Comments Off on Iran successfully launches Noor 3 satellite into orbit 0

  Iran successfully launches Noor 3 satellite into orbit

  Middle East, News September 28, 2023 , by IRIA

  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have carried out a successful launch of its third imaging satellite into space on September 27, 2023. The launch of the third reconnaissance satellite was conducted by the aerospace division of the Iranian military.
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  Comments Off on US Air Force awards $705 million contract for F-35 air-to-ground missiles 0

  US Air Force awards $705 million contract for F-35 air-to-ground missiles

  News, US September 27, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S. Air Force awarded a $705 million contract to Northrop Grumman for developing and testing a high-speed air-to-ground weapon for the F-35 Joint Strike fighter jet. The missile has been named Stand-in Attack Weapons (SiAW) and is expected to be delivered by 2026.
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  Comments Off on Turkish President Erdogan visits Azerbaijan, signs energy and gas deals 0

  Turkish President Erdogan visits Azerbaijan, signs energy and gas deals

  Europe, News September 27, 2023 , by IRIA

  Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Azerbaijan's autonomous Nakhchivan exclave on September 25, 2023, to meet his long-term strategic partner and Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. The two leaders laid grounds for the natural gas pipeline and other energy infrastructure-related projects after Baku’s evident victory in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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  Comments Off on Bulgaria to buy Stryker combat vehicles from US in $1.37 billion deal 0

  Bulgaria to buy Stryker combat vehicles from US in $1.37 billion deal

  Europe, News, US September 26, 2023 , by IRIA

  The Bulgarian government has approved the purchase of the U.S.-made Stryker armored vehicles in a staggering $1.37 billion deal in a bid to modernize its military capabilities amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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  Comments Off on France to withdraw troops from Niger, calls back ambassador 0

  France to withdraw troops from Niger, calls back ambassador

  Africa, Europe, News September 26, 2023 , by IRIA

  France’s President Emmanuel Macron has announced a complete withdrawal of the French military from Niger by the end of 2023. He also said that France’s ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, would return from the mission.
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  Comments Off on Ethnic Armenians to leave Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijan’s victory 0

  Ethnic Armenians to leave Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijan’s victory

  Europe, News September 25, 2023 , by IRIA

  Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that his country is preparing to take in more than 120,000 ethnic Armenians who are set to migrate from the Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijan’s military victory last week in a conflict dating to the fall of the Soviet Union.
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  Comments Off on US deploys F-16 jets to Romania for NATO’s air policing mission 0

  US deploys F-16 jets to Romania for NATO’s air policing mission

  Europe, News, US September 25, 2023 , by IRIA

  United States Air Force sent its four F-16 fighter jets to Fetesti Air Base in Romania, on September 22, 2023, to further enhance NATO air policing in the Black Sea region.

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