On Jan. 5, 2020, at around 05:30 AM LT, the Somali terrorist organization al-Shabaab attacked Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, Killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said. Manda Bay Airfield is also known as “Camp …
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Iranian cybersecurity group begins cyberattacks against the U.S. by a series of low-level cyber-attacks on U.S. government websites. This may be the beginning of Iran’s threatened retaliation for the death of General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in the U.S. remotely piloted aircraft strike while he visited Iraq last week. …
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On January 4, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by the U.S.-led coalition crashed in Iraq’s western region. An Iraqi security source told the al-Sumaria News TV that the UAV crashed while conducting a surveillance mission over western Anbar as a result of what he called “a technical failure.” “An …
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Several rockets fell inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, its Jadriya neighbourhood, close to the near the United Embassy embassy and the Balad airbase housing US troops, the Iraqi military said, adding that there were no deaths. According to Reuters at least one of the rockets fell near the U.S. …
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Sri Lankan Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II military plane crashed on a surveillance mission under unknown circumstances. All four occupants died in the crash. One person on the ground was injured as a result of the crash. The crash occurred in Haputale district about 124 miles east of …
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Iran’s most powerful military commander, Gen Qasem Soleimani, has been killed by a US airstrike in Iraq. The 62-year-old spearheaded Iranian military operations in the Middle East as head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, the division of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). First footage to show the moment …
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Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crashed in a forest in mountainous terrain. Taiwan’s top military official was among eight people killed on Thursday when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in mountains in the north of the island. Gen. Shen Yi-ming, 62, the Taiwan military’s …
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The MALE was unveiled to the public at a hangar of PT Dirgantara Indonesia in Bandung, West Java, on Monday. (JP/Arya Dipa) Indonesian state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has unveiled a prototype of an indigenously developed medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The strike-capable UAV, which has …
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Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-12 is reported to have crashed shortly after takeoff from Geneina Airport in Western Sudan. The aircraft is said to have carried military staff, three judges and a WFP employee. The aircraft had just delivered medical aid and was returning to Khartoum when it crashed. Initial …
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According to RTS, Switzerland’s parliament approved the purchase of a new fleet of fighter jets costing CHF 6 billion. The plan, which aims to defend Swiss airspace beyond 2030, has now been approved by both Switzerland’s upper and lower houses. The Swiss government will split off its purchase of new …
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