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Russia denies downing American Drone while US Politicians warn Russia of approaching US Aircraft

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • ‘Apocalyptic Conflict’: Attack On Russian Aircraft In Neutral Airspace Will Be Seen As Declaration Of War — Top Diplomat
  • US Senator Lindsey Graham’s (from South Carolina) threats to shoot down Russian planes approaching US aircraft in international airspace.
  • This was announced by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov. A deliberate attack on a Russian aircraft in neutral airspace would be an open declaration of war against a nuclear power.
  • The Russian Defense Ministry published a statement stating that there was no impact between the two aircraft (MQ-9 and Su-27) and that the Reaper drone maneuvered abruptly, losing control and crashing.
  • The ministry added that the US drone was flying without transponders and entered airspace that the Russian government had designated as restricted following the start of their special military operations.
  • According to Ambassador Antonov, not the Russian pilots but US politicians are inciting the start of an apocalyptic conflict. We do not seek a conflict with nuclear power.

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Zelensky warns of Russia’s plan to use more Iranian Drones

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia Will be Using More Iranian-Made Attack Drones to Break Ukraine, Claims Zelensky
  • Russia is preparing to step up its attacks on Ukraine using Iranian-made exploding drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Moscow looks for ways to keep up the pressure on Kyiv after months of battlefield setbacks for the Kremlin´s war strategy
  • Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address “We have information that Russia is planning a prolonged attack by Shaheds (exploding drones),”…the goal is to break Ukraine´s resistance by “exhausting our people, (our) air defense, our energy,” more than 10 months after Russia invaded its neighbor.
  • Zelenskyy warned that in the coming weeks, “the nights may be quite restless.”

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South Korea President Yoon says we must retaliate against North Korea after drone incursion

South Korea President

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • North Korean drone provocations will come with a ‘severe price,’ Seoul says
  • South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday called the recent infiltration by North Korean drones “unacceptable” and vowed that such provocations will come with a “severe price.”
  • North Korea sent five drones into South Korean airspace on Monday, including one that reached the outskirts of Seoul.
  • Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup apologized during a parliamentary session on Wednesday over the botched military response but stressed that the country’s defenses are “sufficient” to deal with larger armed drones.
  • Yoon on Thursday said that South Korea must be willing to retaliate against North Korean provocations without fear of the isolated state’s nuclear weapons.
  • “Only firm retribution and retaliation can deter provocations,” Yoon said. “Regardless of whether the opponent has nuclear weapons or any weapons of mass destruction, we must send a clear message to those who engage in provocations and we must never fear or hesitate.”
  • “In order to achieve peace, we must make overwhelmingly superior preparations for war,” he added.

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North Korean drones becoming a real problem for the South, flies near Seoul before returning North

North Korean Drones

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • South Koreans’ Steely Nerves Are Shaken by North Korean Drones
  • Five North Korean drones flying no faster than a speeding car wove through South Korean airspace for five hours — one of them reaching northern Seoul, the capital — before returning to North Korea or disappearing from the South’s military radar. The drones were so unexpected that the South was forced to scramble everything from state-of-the-art fighter jets and modern attack helicopters to prop-engine war planes.
  • Yoon’s office said it was under the president’s order that South Korea sent its own drones across the border into North Korean airspace on Monday in a tit-for-tat response. Mr. Yoon’s Defense Ministry said it would spend 550 billion won ($434 million) in the next five years to build weapons capable of detecting and destroying drones.

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Russia bombards Ukraine with 120 missiles and kamikaze drones

Cruise Missile

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • VLAD’S TERROR Russia launches biggest missile strike in weeks as up to 120 rockets and ‘kamikaze’ drones bombard Ukraine
  • Waves of rockets fired from the sea and the air targeted major cities including the capital Kyiv, Kharkiv in the east and Lviv and Odesa in the west.
  • Explosions were heard across the country, and at least three people were reported wounded in Kyiv including a girl of 14.
  • Meanwhile around 90 per cent of Lviv was without power, suggesting Russia was once again deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.
  • The bombardment followed an overnight “kamikaze” drone attack on several Ukrainian regions.

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Iranian drones target Kyiv energy hub in early morning hours

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia launches fresh wave of 35 Iranian-made suicide drones hitting Kyiv energy hub in huge explosion – as Zelensky begs the West for more air defense supplies
  • The attacks rocked Kyiv’s Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi regions early today
  • The fresh drones mark Moscow’s third attack on the Ukrainian capital in six days
  • Ukrainian Air Force shot down 30 incoming drones and no one was wounded

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Chinese drone flying near Taiwan islands returns to China after being warned off by live fire

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Taiwan fires warning shots at Chinese drone near offshore island
  • Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone that buzzed an offshore islet on Tuesday shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen said she had ordered Taiwan’s military to take “strong countermeasures” against what she termed Chinese provocations.
  • It was the first time warning shots have been fired in such an incident amid a period of heightened tension between China and Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory. Taiwan strongly disputes China’s sovereignty claims.
  • The drone headed back to China after the shots were fired, a military spokesman said.
  • Taiwan has complained of Chinese drones repeatedly flying very close to small groups of islands it controls near China’s coast, most recently by the Kinmen islands, as part of military drills by Beijing.
  • There was no immediate response from China. On Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry dismissed Taiwan’s complaints about the drones as nothing “to make a fuss about.”

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Iran sending Attack Drones to Moscow for use in Ukraine

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Iran sends first shipment of drones to Russia for use in Ukraine
  • The arrival of the Iranian drones could help fill a crucial gap in Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Russia, which has 1,500 to 2,000 military surveillance UAVs, has relatively few attack drones of the type that can precisely strike targets deep inside enemy territory. Ukraine, by contrast, has used Turkish-made combat UAVs to wreak havoc on Russian armor, trucks and artillery since the early weeks of the conflict.
  • The Biden administration warned in July that Russia was preparing to acquire large numbers of Iranian drones to conduct air-to-surface attacks, electronic warfare and targeting on the battlefield in Ukraine.
  • In interviews, the U.S. and allied security officials said Russian planes flew to an Iranian military facility to pick up the drones over several days in mid-August. The allied security official said the initial shipment included two models of Shahed drones, the Shahed-129 and Shahed-191, as well as the Mohajer-6. All are considered to be among Iran’s top-of-the-line military drones, designed for attacks as well as surveillance.
  • Iran has demonstrated an ability to launch “swarm” drone attacks — involving multiple suicide drones massed against a single target — and Western governments will be watching closely to see whether Iran’s UAVs can carry out such operations on an intensely contested battlefield, Knights said.

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Iranian media published video that they claimed showed a “secret” drone base

Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

Important Takeaways:

  • Why is Iran showing off a ‘secret’ drone base? – analysis
  • Iran’s emerging drone program and the drones now have more advanced weapons.
  • Iran is at least trying to pretend that its drones can now carry missiles and various types of pods used for surveillance, radar or targeting.
  • Iran’s goal in revealing this base is to show that it is continuing to develop weapon systems that can threaten the region.

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New rules allowing small drones to fly over people in U.S. take effect

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that final rules announced in December took effect on Wednesday allowing for small drones to fly over people and at night, a significant step toward their eventual use for widespread commercial deliveries.

The effective date was delayed about a month during the change in administration. The FAA said its long-awaited rules for the drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, will address security concerns by requiring remote identification technology in most cases to enable their identification from the ground.

Previously, small drone operations over people were limited to operations over people who were directly participating in the operation, located under a covered structure, or inside a stationary vehicle – unless operators had obtained a waiver from the FAA.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday the rules “are an important first step in safely and securely managing the growing use of drones in our airspace, though more work remains on the journey to full integration” of drones.

Drone manufacturers have 18 months to begin producing drones with Remote ID, and operators will have an additional year to provide Remote ID.

Companies have been racing to create drone fleets to speed deliveries. As of December, the United States had over 1.7 million drone registrations and 203,000 FAA-certificated remote pilots.

For at-night operations, the FAA said drones must be equipped with anti-collision lights. The final rules allow operations over moving vehicles in some circumstances.

The new rules eliminate requirements that drones be connected to the internet to transmit location data but do require that they broadcast remote ID messages via radio frequency broadcast.

One change, since the rules were first proposed in 2019, requires that small drones not have any exposed rotating parts that would lacerate human skin.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Aurora Ellis)