Swedish authorities have decided to stop all flights from flying over Iraqi Kurdistan region starting from Nov. 27. Germania, Air Zagros and Iraqi Airways are affected by the ban.
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Category: Air Defense
CJTF-OIR: Air strikes in Syria continued as S-400 got deployed
A spokesman from Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) says allied air strikes in Syria continued despite the deployment of the S-400 air defense system in Syria.
Photo: Russian Defense Ministry
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Poland to hasten tender for short-range air defense system
Polish daily Rzeczpospolita says Warsaw will launch a tender in 2016 for nine batteries of short-range air defense systems.
By Outisnn (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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China sent H-6Ks to Miyako Strait again
China sent 8 H-6K bombers out to the Pacific Ocean today. Four of those bombers went through Miyako Strait and back while another four turn left and flew parallel to the Japanese islands before returning to base.
Photo: JSDF
Israeli Navy test-fired Barak 8
The Israeli Navy successfully test-fired a Barak 8 anti-missile missile from INS Lahav, a Sa’ar 5-class corvette, on Nov. 26.