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Bomb Scare Message to Divert Ryanair Flight was Falsely Credited to Hamas
May 24, 2021 @ 08:07 PMThe message about a bomb planted on Ryanair flight FR4978 that was diverted to Minsk on May 23, Belarus was signed off by Palestinian group Hamas and sent to the email address of the Minsk National Airport. A Hamas spokesperson has a subsequently denied the allegation
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Ryanair Flight Lands in Lithuania Amidst Clamor to Punish Belarus for Hijacking...
May 24, 2021 @ 06:26 AMThe Ryanair jet carrying scores of passengers finally landed at its original destination in Lithuania after Belarus earlier forced the plane transiting its airspace to land in order to arrest a journalist on board. The Boeing Co
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Belarus Hijacks Lithuania-Bound Ryanair Plane to Minsk, Arrests Activist after Landing
May 23, 2021 @ 06:36 PMThe state of Belarus faked a bomb scare, hijacked a Ryanair aircraft flying from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk instead and arrested opposition activist Roman Protasevich, 26, who was one of the 122 passengers on board. The Boeing 737 aircraft was on a scheduled commercial flight from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania and was overflying Belarusian territory when it was forced to divert by a MiG-29 escort after informing it of a bomb threat
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Belarusian Yak-130 Combat-trainer Aircraft Crashes
May 20, 2021 @ 08:38 AMDefense Ministry of Belarus said that a Russian-built YAK-130 trainer jet crashed near the western city of Baranovichi Wednesday
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Russia, Tajikistan Sign Agreement on Unified Regional Air Defense System
April 27, 2021 @ 01:09 PMRussia and Tajikistan today signed an agreement to set up a unified regional air defense system. The Ministers of Defense of Tajikistan Sherali Mirzo and Russia Sergei Shoigu signed the agreement on the sidelines of the meeting of Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Dushanbe
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Belarus Negotiating to buy Russian S-400 Air Defense System
January 15, 2021 @ 03:26 PMBelarus could become the new customer for Russian S-400 air defense systems with negotiations already underway. "We are continuing the pre-contract work to re-equip our anti-aircraft missile divisions armed with the S-300 with the new S-400 and Pantsir-S systems,” Chief of the Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major-General Igor Golub said during a joint exercise involving various service branches and special forces of the Air Force and Air Defense Command on 14 January,
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T-90 Tank Accidentally Hit by Missile During Russian Exercise
September 17, 2020 @ 09:35 AMA Russian T-90 tank was accidentally hit by an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) during exercises held in the Astrakhan region on September 15. Pictures of the damaged T-90 tank appeared in various social media but there is no official confirmation of this incident from the Russian military
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Belarus to Buy Russian Armored Carriers, Mi-35M Helicopters and Air Defence ...
August 25, 2020 @ 10:53 AMBelarus today signed contracts to buy two battalion sets of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and to receive the first batch of four Mi-35M helicopters at the Army 2020 event in Moscow. In addition, the Belarusian Armed Forces and the Russian defense manufacturer Almaz-Antey signed a schedule for the deliveries of advanced air defense systems to Belarus through 2025, the republics Defense Ministry reported on Monday
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N.Korea owns up to 60 Nuclear Bombs, 5000 Tons Chemical Agents: US
August 18, 2020 @ 10:17 AMNorth Korea is believed to have between 20-60 nuclear bombs besides maintaining a 2-500- 5,000 ton stockpile of 20 chemical weapons, making it the worlds third-largest holder of chemical agents. The country also has the capacity to produce six new nuclear bombs every year
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Replace ‘Failed’ Russian S-300 in Syria with Chinese Air Defence System: Chinese...
February 27, 2020 @ 10:05 AMSyria should replace its ‘failed Russian S-300 and Pantsir air defence systems (ADS) with the China made Red Flag series such as the Hongqi 9, the export version of FD-2000 land-based ADS. State-aligned media outlet Sina
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...