IRIA News

• 

  Comments Off on Italian Prime Minister visits Kyiv to show support for Ukraine 0

  Italian Prime Minister visits Kyiv to show support for Ukraine

  Europe, News February 22, 2023 , by IRIA

  Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni joined the list of western leaders to visit the war-torn capital of Ukraine. She arrived in Kyiv on February 21, 2023, to meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• 

  Comments Off on US Navy awards $1.2 billion contract for hypersonic missiles 0

  US Navy awards $1.2 billion contract for hypersonic missiles

  News, US February 22, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S. Navy has awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Lockheed Martin for delivering the first sea-based hypersonic missiles to be integrated into the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyers. The missile is expected to be a hypersonic boost-glide weapon system that enables long-range missile flight at speeds greater than Mach 5.
• 

  Comments Off on US stages aerial exercise with South Korea and Japan after North Korean missile test 0

  US stages aerial exercise with South Korea and Japan after North Korean missile test

  Asia-Pacific, News February 21, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S. Air Force held a bilateral aerial exercise with the South Korean military on February 20, 2023, also involving strategic bombers from Japan. The exercise comes only one day after North Korea tested a Hwasong-15 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) without warning.
• 

  Comments Off on US President Joe Biden makes unannounced trip to Ukraine 0

  US President Joe Biden makes unannounced trip to Ukraine

  Europe, News, US February 21, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on February 20 an unannounced wartime visit only a few days before the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war.
• 

  Comments Off on Sweden and Denmark join European Sky Shield Initiative, as NATO aims to strengthen integrated defense 0

  Sweden and Denmark join European Sky Shield Initiative, as NATO aims to strengthen integrated defense

  Europe, News February 20, 2023 , by IRIA

  Sweden and Denmark have joined the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI). The ESSI aims to strengthen NATO's Integrated Air and Missile Defense by streamlining the multinational acquisition and integration of air defense capabilities by European nations.
• 

  Comments Off on US vice president emphasizes the strategic importance of support to Ukraine 0

  US vice president emphasizes the strategic importance of support to Ukraine

  Europe, News, US February 20, 2023 , by IRIA

  The United States and the world have moral and strategic interests in supporting Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Kamala D. Harris said on February 18 during the Munich Security Conference.
• 

  Comments Off on World leaders and diplomats gather in Germany for Munich Security Conference 0

  World leaders and diplomats gather in Germany for Munich Security Conference

  Europe, News February 19, 2023 , by IRIA

  The annual Munich Security Conference began on February 17, 2023, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the top agenda. Leaders, diplomats, and representatives from 96 different countries world came to participate in the three-day event.
• 

  Comments Off on Japan to replace attack and observation helicopters with drones 0

  Japan to replace attack and observation helicopters with drones

  Asia-Pacific, News February 18, 2023 , by IRIA

  Japan has indicated that it might become the first country to replace its military helicopter fleet with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The replacement would include combat, utility, and observation helicopters.
• 

  Comments Off on IAEA to enhance nuclear technology cooperation with Pakistan in health, climate, and food 0

  IAEA to enhance nuclear technology cooperation with Pakistan in health, climate, and food

  Asia-Pacific, News February 18, 2023 , by IRIA

  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Pakistan have agreed to increase collaboration in the peaceful use of nuclear science and technology in healthcare to treat cancer, improve agriculture, and address the climate crisis.
• 

  Comments Off on US conducts test connecting airborne platforms with naval assets 0

  US conducts test connecting airborne platforms with naval assets

  News, US February 17, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. defense firm Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated its gateway technology in a flight test connecting airborne platforms with naval assets. The demonstration was conducted with Naval Air Systems Command, Office of Naval Research, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, and BAE Systems.

Regions