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  Japan signs $2.8 billion deal for long-range missile development

  Asia-Pacific, News April 13, 2023 , by IRIA

  Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced on April 12, 2023, that it signed a $2.8 billion contract with the country’s largest defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, for the development and mass production of Type 12 long-range missiles.
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  Syrian foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia for the first time in 12 years

  Middle East, News April 13, 2023 , by IRIA

  Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Jeddah on April 12, 2023, for the first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2011. Mekdad aims to strengthen ties between Damascus and Riyadh as the two Arab countries are closing in on restoring relations.
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  US facing criticism from allies for spying after leaked Pentagon secret documents

  News, US April 12, 2023 , by IRIA

  Hundreds of Pentagon’s highly classified documents were leaked online in Washington’s worst security breach in recent years. The documents contain critical details about Ukraine’s ammunition, the U.S.’s intelligence-gathering methods against Russia, and evidence of the U.S. spying on its own allies.
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  Turkish Navy receives its largest warship TCG Anadolu

  Middle East, News April 12, 2023 , by IRIA

  The Turkish Navy launched its largest vessel yet. The vessel was handed over to the navy in a ceremony in Istanbul on April 10, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, and top military leadership joined the ceremony.
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  Russia and Ukraine exchange more than 200 prisoners of war in major swap deal

  Europe, News April 11, 2023 , by IRIA

  Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it received 106 prisoners while Kyiv says 100 Ukrainians returned home in a major exchange of the prisoners of war. The prisoner swap deal between the two warring states was carried out on April 10, 2023.
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  US, Australia to conduct largest military logistic exercise in Indo-Pacific region

  Asia-Pacific, News, US April 11, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S. Army is teaming up with its Australian counterpart in the Pacific region to conduct one of the largest military logistics exercises called Talisman Sabre 2023. The exercise would be conducted from July 22 to August 4, 2023.
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  Finland to buy Israeli air defense missile system

  Europe, Middle East, News April 10, 2023 , by IRIA

  The Finnish Ministry of Defense has decided to buy an Israeli-made David’s Sling air defense missile system in a deal that would be worth up to $345 million. The announcement came shortly after Finland formally became a member of the NATO alliance.
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  US defense official terms TikTok as potential cybersecurity threat

  News, US April 10, 2023 , by IRIA

  United States defense officials have warned of potential cybersecurity risks from the TikTok social media platform owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
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  China conducts ‘United Sharp Sword’ military drills in Taiwan Strait

  Asia-Pacific, News April 9, 2023 , by IRIA

  People’s Liberation Army of China started the three-day-long military drills in the Taiwan Strait, dubbed as United Sharp Sword. The exercise comes at a time when Beijing has expressed anger over Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s trip to the United States.
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  US to provide Patriot air defense system to Switzerland

  Europe, News, US April 9, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. Army awarded American defense firm Raytheon Technologies a $1.2 billion foreign military sales contract to provide Switzerland with five units of Patriot Air Defense systems.

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