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Posts Tagged ‘airspace’
Niger’s Junta Shuts Airspace, Accuses Regional Countries Of Planning To Invade
Niger’s mutinous soldiers have closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack. Source
Another Gulf State Opens Airspace For Israeli Carriers As ‘Normalization’ Advances
Israeli airlines can now significantly shorten travel eastbound to places like India and China. Source
U.S. Jet Takes Down ‘Unidentified Object that Violated Canadian Airspace’
An American jet shot down “an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace” Saturday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered it to be taken down. Source
Poland and Czech to protect Slovak airspace as ageing MiGs are retired
Poland and the Czech Republic have agreed to protect Slovakia’s airspace as the country seeks to retire its 11 Soviet-era fighter planes. At an air show this weekend, the defence ministers from the three countries signed the agreement which will allow the Polish and Czech air forces to patrol Slovak skies until the arrival of […]
Poland and Czech to protect Slovak airspace as ageing MiGs are retired
Poland and the Czech Republic have agreed to protect Slovakia’s airspace as the country seeks to retire its 11 Soviet-era fighter planes. At an air show this weekend, the defence ministers from the three countries signed the agreement which will allow the Polish and Czech air forces to patrol Slovak skies until the arrival of […]
Welcoming the Devil: Saudi Arabia Opens Airspace to “Israel”!
July 15, 2022 By Staff, Agencies In an apparent gesture to the Zionist entity, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation announced early Friday morning that it had decided to allow “all air carriers that meet the requirements of the authority” to fly in the Kingdom’s airspace. “Within the framework of the Kingdom of Saudi […]
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israeli flights ahead of Biden visit
Saudi Arabia announced late Thursday that it would open its airspace to “all carriers” ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit, a move that ends the ban on flights to and from Israel. National security adviser Jake Sullivan commended the move, attributing the progress to Biden’s diplomacy in the Middle East. “This decision is the result […]
Myanmar MiG-29 Crosses into Thai Airspace: The Rest of the Story
A recent incident involving a MiG-29 fighter aircraft from Myanmar which flew into Thai airspace triggered political fallout particularly instructive in understanding the current dynamics in both countries as well as across wider Asia. It also gives a glimpse into the dynamics of the ongoing US-Chinese tensions that are the driving force behind much of […]
UK Bans Russian Private Jets From Its Airspace
British transport minister Grant Shapps said in a tweet on Friday that no Russian private jet can fly in UK airspace or touch down, effective immediately. “Putin’s actions are unlawful and anyone benefitting from Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is not welcome here. I’ve strengthened our ban in the UK so that no Russian private jet […]
2021 Year Review: ‘Israeli’ Military’s Movement in Lebanese Airspace Restricted
Posted on December 29, 2021 by uprootedpalestinians DEC 29, 2021 By Staff ‘Israeli’ Walla! news website published a roundup about the ‘Israeli’ military in 2021 admitting that the Zionist regime’s ‘freedom’ to operate along the Lebanese border has been “harmed.” The report detailed that “Syria has stepped up the activeness of its air defenses, operations […]
Morocco buys Israel’s anti-drone system to protect its airspace
Morocco has acquired Israel’s Skylock Dome anti-drone air defence system, the Royal Armed Forces announced yesterday in a statement. The system, first revealed in February at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, can detect and knock out unmanned drones, according to Skylock Systems. Skylock CEO Itzik Huber said his […]
Algeria Bans French Military Aircraft from Airspace
Posted on October 3, 2021 by martyrashrakat October 3, 2021 Source: Al Mayadeen & Agencies By Al Mayadeen Algeria banned French military aircraft Algeria banned French military aircraft from entering its airspace, the French army reported Sunday. This comes as another Algerian step in response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s disrespect to Algeria’s sovereignty and history, […]
Russian military creating system to make areas of airspace inaccessible to foreign missiles and drones
Home » Europe, Wars / Conflicts » Russian military creating system to make areas of airspace inaccessible to foreign missiles and drones Russia’s electronic warfare specialists will practice creating ‘protection areas’ in the country’s airspace that could render foreign satellite navigation systems completely useless, disabling an enemy’s high-precision weapons. According to Moscow daily […]
China accused of largest incursion into Taiwanese airspace as US-Philippines South China Sea military drills begin
Taiwan has accused the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of its largest incursion of the nation’s air defense zone with jets and nuclear-capable bombers, as joint US-Philippines military drills begin in the South China Sea. The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense released a statement on its website on Monday, claiming 25 PLA planes violated the […]
Netanyahu indicates he avoided Saudi airspace because of Houthi missiles
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he was deterred from flying to the United Arab Emirates through Saudi airspace last week because of the threat of missile fire from Iranian proxies in Yemen. Netanyahu had called off a visit to the Emirates on Thursday over a spat with neighboring Jordan, which had temporarily closed […]
Egypt reopens airspace to Qatar as Gulf allies continue lifting Doha blockade
Cairo reopened its airspace to Qatari aircraft on Tuesday, following similar moves by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain to end an embargo imposed on Doha’s flights in 2017. “EgyptAir and Qatar Airways, as well as other Qatari airlines, can resume air traffic and send flight operating schedules to the Egyptian and Qatari […]
Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar starting Monday
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Airspace around one of busiest US airports closed after air traffic controller tests positive for Covid
The Texas airport, which is one of the busiest in the US, closed the airspace briefly on Monday while it cleaned the Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility after a controller was found to have contracted the virus, according to NBC News. The facility handles the air traffic at the airport and others in Texas, according […]
NATO’s Attempted Infringement Of Russia’s Airspace & Maritime Borders Is Very Dangerous
By Andrew Korybko Source Recent attempted infringements of Russia’s airspace and maritime borders by NATO are very dangerous instances of de-facto brinksmanship intended to provoke the Eurasian Great Power into reacting in a way that could then be manipulated as the “plausible pretext” for imposing further pressure upon it. It seems like almost every week […]
Kushner: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Open Airspace to all Flights From Israel
(MEMO) Saudi Arabia and Bahrain will open their airspace to allow all flights to and from Israel, White House adviser Jared Kushner announced. He added that any Israeli flights would have to ask for a permit from Saudi authorities beforehand. “They agreed to open their airspace not just to flights from Israel to the United […]
Dutch FM ‘can’t rule out’ Kiev’s liability in downing of MH17 as it didn’t close airspace
Blok said that although there was no “hard legal ground” to hold Ukraine responsible for the tragedy, he could not “rule out anything.” The question as to why Ukraine was not held responsible was raised at the lower house by several parties, including the Party for Freedom (PVV), Dutch Socialist Party, Forum for Democracy, and […]
Here’s Why The Claim That Two Israeli F-35 Stealth Jets Entered Iranian Airspace Does Not Make Any Sense
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50k+ passengers affected by Bali airport closure over volcanic ash in airspace (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
As many as 100,000 people should evacuate expanded danger zone around Bali volcano, the Indonesian disaster agency said on Monday. An estimated 59,000 passengers were affected after Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport canceled 445 flights (196 international and 249 domestic) on early Monday morning after the alert level for Mount Agung volcano was raised to […]
Iran closes airspace to Iraq’s Kurdistan region at Baghdad’s request
Tasnim – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced that the country has closed its airspace to all aircraft operating flights to and from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region at the request of the Arab country’s central government. SNSC Spokesman Keivan Khosravi said on Sunday that all Iranian flights departing for airports in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil […]
Chinese warplanes graze Taiwan’s airspace, yet again
nsnbc : Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND), on Monday, stressed that Chinese bombers grazed the southern fringe of Taiwan’s airspace during a long-distance […]