Cyprus

Europe Misc 

Stray Syrian Surface-to-Air Missile Lands in Northern Cyprus

July 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cyprus, Northern Cyprus, S-200 / SA-5 SAM, Surface-to-air missile (SAM), Syria

A stray surface-to-air missile (SAM) apparently launched by Syrian Air Defense Forces against Israeli fighter jets landed in Northern Cyprus,

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Air Deployments Europe 

Britain’s F-35 Lightning Stealth Jets Arrives in Cyprus for Training

May 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cyprus, Exercise Lightning Dawn, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Military exercise, RAF Akrotiri, Royal Navy, UK

Royal Navy aviators have touched down in Cyprus for six weeks of intensive training with F-35 Lightning, Britain’s most advanced

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Air Deployments Europe 

Sweden Deploys S102B Korpen Electronic Intelligence Aircraft to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus

May 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cyprus, Electronic intelligence (ELINT), Gulfstream IV, Mediterranean Sea, RAF Akrotiri, S102B Korpen, Sweden, Swedish Air Force (SwAF)

Sweden has send one of its Gulfstream S102B Korpen electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to operate

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Air Deployments Europe 

UK to Send its F-35B Lightning Fighter Aircraft to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus for Their First Overseas Deployment

April 8, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cyprus, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, RAF Akrotiri, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

Britain’s new cutting-edge F-35B aircraft will depart their home station of RAF Marham in Norfolk later this year for Cyprus

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Europe Military Exercises 

Royal Air Force Conducts RPAS Force Protection Exercise at RAF Akrotiri

December 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, RAF Force Protection (FP) Force, RAF Honington, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

The Royal Air Force (RAF) Force Protection (FP) Force personnel from the FP Centre at RAF Honington recently carried out

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Europe Missiles 

EU Defence Ministers Endorse EU BLOS Project As Part Of PESCO Policy

November 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Belgium, Cyprus, EU Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), Europe, European Defence Agency (EDA), European Union (EU), France, MBDA Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP), MBDA Missile Systems

EU Defence ministers have endorsed on 19 November the EU BLOS (Beyond Line Of Sight) project amongst a list of

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Europe Naval 

Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet Frigate Admiral Essen Departs Port of Limassol, Cyprus

May 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Admiral Essen (751), Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate, Cyprus, Frigate, Port of Limassol, Russia, Russian Black Sea Fleet, Russian Navy

The Russian Navy  Project 11356 (Admiral Grigorovich-class) frigate Admiral Essen, assigned to its Black Sea Fleet, departed Port of Limassol, Cyprus completing

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Europe Naval 

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Donald Cook Departs Larnaca, Cyprus

April 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Cyprus, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Port of Larnaca, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)

The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed Larnaca, Cyprus, April 9, 2018, after completing

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Europe Naval 

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Donald Cook Visits Larnaca, Cyprus

April 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Cyprus, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Mediterranean Sea, Port of Larnaca, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)

The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) arrived in Larnaca, Cyprus, April 5, 2018, for

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Air Europe 

Slovak Air Force’s First C-27J Spartan Airlifter Fully Operational

April 4, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Alenia C-27J Spartan, Cyprus, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Slovak Air Force, Slovakia, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

The Slovak Air Force announced that its first C-27J Spartan airlifter, which was taken on charge (TOC) at Tactical Wing

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