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Pentagon unveils $961.6 billion defense budget for 2026 with focus on military modernization
News, US June 28, 2025 , by IRIA
The Pentagon formally released its fiscal year 2026 defense budget request, seeking a record-breaking
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Latvia orders 42 additional ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles in $444 million deal
Europe, News June 24, 2025 , by IRIA
Latvia has placed a second order for 42 ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from Spanish defense
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Spain decides not to match NATO’s 5% defense spending goal ahead of summit
Europe, News June 23, 2025 , by IRIA
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that Spain has formally opted out of a proposed military
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US Army awards $107 million contract to American Rheinmetall for modernization of M1 Abrams tanks
News, US June 19, 2025 , by IRIA
American Rheinmetall has secured a $107.5 million five-year contract with the U.S. Army to supply T-158
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Latvia to acquire 18 Archer 155mm howitzers from Sweden in major defense deal
Europe, News June 18, 2025 , by IRIA
Latvia has announced its intention to procure 18 Archer 8x8 self-propelled howitzers from Sweden. The
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Los Angeles imposes curfew amid nationwide protests over Trump’s military deployment and immigration crackdown
News, US June 12, 2025 , by IRIA
Los Angeles officials imposed an emergency curfew in the heart of downtown following five consecutive
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Explosion at US Kadena Air Base in Okinawa injures 4 Japanese military personnel
Asia-Pacific, News, US June 10, 2025 , by IRIA
An explosion at a munitions storage facility within the U.S. Kadena Air Base on Japan’s southern island
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UK and US defense firms to support development of next-generation air defense system for British Army
Europe, News, US June 9, 2025 , by IRIA
The U.S. leading defense manufacturer Northrop Grumman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
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UK to invest $1.35 billion on digital battlefield system and new cyber command by 2027
Europe, News May 31, 2025 , by IRIA
The UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) has announced a massive investment of more than $1.27 billion in a state-of-the-art
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US and Qatari forces conclude major counterterrorism exercise ‘Invincible Sentry 25’
Middle East, News, US May 26, 2025 , by IRIA
Qatar hosted U.S. forces to participate in a combined military exercise for the third time in seven years.