Pope was given a custom-made tactical vehicle for the grand Mass, specially designed for his mobility needs. An unexpectedly large crowd of some 100,000 people crammed into two sports stadiums and the surrounding car park on Thursday to witness the final Mass led by Pope Francis in Indonesia before he departed for Papua New Guinea, one of the highlights of his […]
Powerful gales and heavy rain from the deadly Super Typhoon Yagi drenched southern China on Friday, with schools shut for a second day and flights cancelled as Asia’s strongest storm this year headed for landfall along the coast of Hainan province. Packing maximum sustained winds of 245 km per hour (152 mph) near its centre, Yagi registers as the world’s second-most
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At least 17 students were killed while 13 more suffered serious burn injuries after a fire in a boarding school dormitory in central Kenya, police say. The death toll could rise, police warned on Friday, following the disaster at Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Nyeri county, as the survivors are being treated in hospitals. The
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Ukrainian Defense Forces have made significant strides in countering Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using cost-effective anti-aircraft drone technology. In a recent operation, the 11th Brigade of the National Guard demonstrated the capability of their anti-aircraft drones by taking down a Russian Lancet UAV, specifically the new modification known as “Izdelie 51.” The incident was
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South Korea is set to purchase Polish-made loitering munitions, a decision influenced by the drones’ proven effectiveness in the Ukraine conflict. The South Korean Ministry of National Defense recently submitted a formal request to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for the purchase, with the deal expected to be completed within the year. According to
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Belarusian air defense forces confirmed the downing of two Shahed-type suicide drones that entered the country’s airspace during a nighttime wave of attacks on Ukraine. This incident marks the first official acknowledgment by Belarusian authorities of Russian drones violating their airspace, although independent monitoring groups had previously reported similar occurrences. “Last night, September 5, there
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Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath executed a landmark landing on a highway in Finland as part of Exercise BAANA 2024. The maneuver, conducted on Wednesday, marks the first time fifth-generation F-35 aircraft have landed on a European highway. The Air Force said in a
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At the AIRPOWER 24 airshow in Zeltweg, Styria, General Dynamics European Land Systems–Steyr (GDELS–Steyr) is set to unveil the latest variant of its PANDUR 6×6 EVO wheeled armored vehicle. The new variant of the PANDUR 6×6 EVO is designed specifically for mobile air defense and features the unmanned SKYRANGER 30 turret developed by the German
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Two former high-ranking officials from Russia’s Ministry of Defense, responsible for overseeing classified weapons development projects, have been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery. Retired colonels Andrey Chekmazov and Dmitry Fomin were taken into custody, accused of accepting bribes totaling 7.7 million rubles ($86,000) in exchange for turning a blind eye to violations in military
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The German Air Force has officially declared the initial operating capability (IOC) for the IRIS-T SLM ground-based air defense system. This achievement was marked at a ceremony held at the Todendorf military training area in Schleswig-Holstein, attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, and Chief of the German Air Force Lieutenant General
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