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  Comments Off on Germany signs $2.3 billion deal for Israeli Spike missiles through NATO Support and Procurement Agency 0

  Germany signs $2.3 billion deal for Israeli Spike missiles through NATO Support and Procurement Agency

  Europe, News October 25, 2025 , by IRIA

  Germany has finalized a $2.3 billion agreement with Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles, marking one of the largest defense contracts between Europe and Israel in recent years.
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  North Korea test fires two hypersonic missiles ahead of APEC summit in South Korea

  Asia-Pacific, News October 25, 2025 , by IRIA

  North Korea confirmed it test-fired two hypersonic missiles this week. The tests come just days before the APEC summit in South Korea, where world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, are set to meet.
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  Comments Off on Turkish President Erdogan visits Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman to push for air power and regional cooperation 0

  Turkish President Erdogan visits Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman to push for air power and regional cooperation

  Middle East, News October 24, 2025 , by IRIA

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concluded his three-nation Middle East tour to Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman, pursuing a defense-centered agenda aimed at strengthening Turkiye’s regional influence.
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  Comments Off on Trump cancels meeting with Putin, imposes sweeping sanctions on Russian oil companies 0

  Trump cancels meeting with Putin, imposes sweeping sanctions on Russian oil companies

  Europe, News, US October 24, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing a lack of progress in peace talks over Ukraine, and unveiled sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.
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  Comments Off on Zelenskyy visits Sweden, seeking Gripen fighter jet deal amid Russian strikes on Ukraine 0

  Zelenskyy visits Sweden, seeking Gripen fighter jet deal amid Russian strikes on Ukraine

  Europe, News October 23, 2025 , by IRIA

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Sweden on October 22 for talks with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson focused on a potential long-term defense export agreement involving Gripen fighter jets.
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  Comments Off on Trump backs AUKUS, signs $8.5 billion critical minerals deal with Australia 0

  Trump backs AUKUS, signs $8.5 billion critical minerals deal with Australia

  Asia-Pacific, News, US October 23, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to delivering nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) to Australia under the AUKUS pact. Trump also signed a $8.5 billion critical minerals agreement with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House.
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  Japan’s parliament elects hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as first female prime minister

  Asia-Pacific, News October 22, 2025 , by IRIA

  Japan’s parliament elected 64-year-old Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister on October 21, 2025, marking a historic moment in a nation long dominated by male political leadership.
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  Comments Off on US awards $233 million contract to Lockheed Martin for next-generation infrared search and track systems 0

  US awards $233 million contract to Lockheed Martin for next-generation infrared search and track systems

  News, US October 22, 2025 , by IRIA

  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $233 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver IRST21 Block II systems and initial spares to the U.S. Navy and Air National Guard. The contract marks a significant step in the deployment of next-generation infrared search and track (IRST) capabilities across multiple platforms.
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  Comments Off on Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy expresses willingness to join Trump-Putin meeting in Hungary 0

  Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy expresses willingness to join Trump-Putin meeting in Hungary

  Europe, News, US October 21, 2025 , by IRIA

  Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has said he is open to joining a proposed summit between U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin in Hungary if he receives an invitation. The U.S. and Russian leaders announced that they plan to hold talks in Budapest in the coming weeks aimed at addressing the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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  Comments Off on South Korea signs $2.26 billion deal with L3Harris Technologies for advanced surveillance aircraft 0

  South Korea signs $2.26 billion deal with L3Harris Technologies for advanced surveillance aircraft

  Asia-Pacific, News, US October 21, 2025 , by IRIA

  South Korea has signed a contract worth more than $2.26 billion with U.S. defense company L3Harris Technologies to supply modified Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) missions, strengthening Seoul’s airspace monitoring and defense capabilities.

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