Breaking News Military: August 24rd, One Minute of Military Intelligence

China's successful launch of Gaofen-9-05

At 1027 hours on 23 August, China successfully launched the Kao Fen 9-05 into a pre-determined orbit at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre using the Long March 2-D launch vehicle, and the launch was a complete success. The mission also carried the launch of the multifunctional test satellite, Tiantuo 5 satellite.

U.S. Calls Off Military Cooperation with Mali

The U.S. government said recently that it had suspended military cooperation with the Malian military. However, Germany, France and the United Kingdom all said on the same day that they would continue to invest in military counter-terrorism operations in Mali.

Iran's new missile named "Suleimani"

Iran has unveiled a new type of surface-to-surface ballistic missile. The missile, which has a range of about 870 miles (1,400 kilometers), is named after Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Suleimani died in January of this year in an attack by U.S. forces in Iraq.

New Russian amphibious aircraft to deploy to Arctic

According to the sources of the Russian Defense Ministry, the aviation fleet, consisting of the most modern Be-200 Altair amphibious aircraft, will soon begin to serve on the Arctic frontier. They will be integrated into the Northern Fleet, mainly of the search-and-rescue and anti-submarine type. "The Altair is capable of all-weather land and water take-off and will further enhance the level of security in the area where Russian nuclear missile submarines are stationed

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