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<keyword id="19895045" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Singapore" source="keywords">Singapore</keyword> Air Force (<keyword id="23560457" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="RSAF" source="keywords">RSAF</keyword>) scrambled F-15SG jets on Tuesday night following a <keyword id="19956942" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bomb-threat" source="keywords">bomb threat</keyword> on an <keyword id="19923231" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-India-Express" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Air India Express" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Air India Express">Air India Express</keyword> flight, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said that the airlines had received an email that there was a bomb on board flight AXB684 that was heading to Singapore. Two RSAF F-15SGs were scrambled and escorted the plane away from populated areas to finally land safely at Singapore <keyword id="21363057" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Changi-Airport" source="keywords">Changi Airport</keyword> at around 10:04 pm on Tuesday, the minister said. In a series of posts on X, Ng Eng Hen stated, "Air India Express received an email that there was a bomb on board flight AXB684 that was bound for Singapore. Two of our RSAF F-15SGs scrambled and escorted the plane away from populated areas, to finally land safely at Singapore Changi Airport at around 10:04 pm tonight." "Our Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) systems and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) were also activated. Once on the ground, the plane was handed to the Airport Police. Investigations are ongoing," he further said. Expressing gratitude to the Singapore Armed Forces and Home Team for their dedication, Ng Eng Hen in a post on X said, "Many thanks to the dedication and professionalism of our Singapore Armed Forces and Home Team that keep us safe in our homes, even when threats exist around us." In response to a question from CNA, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted about the bomb threat at about 8:25 pm (local time). "The plane landed safely at Changi Airport at about 10:04 pm, under the escort of RSAF fighter aircraft," it further said. The SPF said that the police conducted complete security checks thereafter and added, "no threat items were found," CNA reported. It further said, "The police take security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against those who intentionally cause public alarm," the report said. According to the flight tracking website Flightradar24, Flight AXB684 took off from Madurai at about 1:54 pm and was due to arrive in Singapore at about 8:50 pm. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-ipad-mini-with-a17-pro-chip-launched-starting-at-49900/articleshow/114259209.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-ipad-mini-with-a17-pro-chip-launched-starting-at-49900/articleshow/114259209.cms" target="_blank">Apple iPad mini with A17 Pro chip launched starting at ₹49,900</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/global-smartphone-shipments-record-4-growth-in-q3-2024-samsung-leads-the-market/articleshow/114241402.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/global-smartphone-shipments-record-4-growth-in-q3-2024-samsung-leads-the-market/articleshow/114241402.cms" target="_blank">Global smartphone shipments record 4% growth in Q3 2024, Samsung leads the market</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/hyundai-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/114235421.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/hyundai-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/114235421.cms" target="_blank">Hyundai IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a>

Singapore scrambles two fighter jets after bomb threat on Air India Express flight

<ul class="summary-list"><li>At least five polling stations in Georgia will stay open later after bomb threats disrupted voting.</li><li>The non-credible threats are linked to Russia, the FBI said.</li></ul>Nine voting stations in metro Atlanta will stay open later after non-credible bomb threats momentarily disrupted voting, the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/bomb-threats-equipment-issues-keep-9-metro-atlanta-precincts-open-later/VL5Z3P5WF5GBNJNDQK3C74X7PQ/">Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. </a>The bomb threats were emailed to precincts in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties and seem to be linked to Russia, according to law enforcement.The FBI issued a statement about the threats, saying that they "appear to originate from Russian email domains. None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far."Polls were scheduled to close at 7:00 p.m. in Georgia, one of seven swing states that will likely decide who takes the White House.It is not yet clear whether locations in DeKalb County that temporarily evacuated will be able to stay open past 7 p.m. A church, two libraries, a community center, and senior center are among the impacted polling sites in the county.A judge ruled on Tuesday that two locations in Gwinnett County will keep their doors open until 7:58 p.m. In Cobb County, two polling stations will be open for an additional 20 minutes.

Georgia polling stations will stay open after getting shut down by bomb threats

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Israel and Ukraine have weathered repeated ballistic missile attacks.</li><li>Ballistic missiles can strike with little to no warning time.</li></ul>The fireworks were impressive. Explosions, flames, and fiery streaks across the sky.But after launching <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/irans-missile-strike-israel-just-fraction-what-china-could-do-2024-10">hundreds</a> of ballistic missiles at Israel in two separate barrages, what has Iran to show for it? In the April attack — which comprised 300 missiles and drones — most were intercepted by forces from the US, Israel, Britain and Jordan. The October strike by 180 ballistic missiles saw a higher percentage of rockets penetrate defenses. Nonetheless, those that got through appear to have inflicted relatively <a target="_blank" href="https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/irans-missile-attack-challenge-israel-cant-ignore">minor damage</a>: some craters, a partly collapsed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/school-in-gedera-severely-damaged-by-iranian-missile-impact/">school building</a>, and multiple strikes on an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meHjp7iYV98">Israeli Air Force base</a> that is still operational.Despite all the threats from Iran, Israel's military, infrastructure, and public morale remain intact. This resilience has similarities with Ukraine, whose population has endured two years of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-kinzhal-missiles-beaten-by-patriots-slip-past-ukraine-defenses-2024-3">Russian missile attacks</a> but continues to fight on.All of which raises a question: is the danger of ballistic missiles overhyped? The issue has become more important than ever. Fifty years ago, the US and the Soviet Union owned most of the world's missile arsenal. Today, there are <a target="_blank" href="https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/worldwide-ballistic-missile-inventories">31 nations</a> that have ballistic missiles, plus non-state groups such as Hezbollah. With that much rocketry in the world, they are likely to be used in future wars.The threat of ballistic missiles — which follow a ballistic trajectory, rising to the edge of the atmosphere or into space, and then falling like a cannon ball — dates back 80 years, to just before the dawn of the Space Age. In 1944, Nazi Germany unleashed the <a target="_blank" href="https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/missile-surface-surface-v-2-4/nasm_A19600342000">V-2</a>, considered the world's first guided ballistic missile. Nearly 3,000 V-2s were launched at targets in Western Europe, with about half aimed at Britain. The British public was no stranger to death from the air: they had already endured the bomber raids of the Blitz, and the V-1 buzz bombs that were the forerunner of today's cruise missiles. But at least those weapons could be detected, giving time for people to take cover or air defenses to shoot them down. The V-2 was something different: ascending 60 miles to the edge of outer space, it slammed into its target without warning.Hitler promised the German people that the "wunderwaffe" (wonder weapons) would bring victory. Instead, the V-2 consumed considerable resources yet neither damaged the enemy's warmaking potential nor broke the population's support for the war. One problem was accuracy. The Germans estimated that the circular error probable — a standard measurement of how close 50% of munitions land to a target — was almost <a target="_blank" href="http://www.astronautix.com/v/v-2.html">three miles</a> for the V-2. By 1945, US B-17 bombers had a CEP of a quarter-mile.But the real problem was the payload. The V-2's warhead was just one ton of high explosive, delivered by a weapon that could only be used once. A B-17 Flying Fortress carried four tons of bombs, a British Lancaster could drop seven tons — and these planes could fly dozens of missions. Granted that there was the expense — and the risk — to the crew. But the US and Britain were flying raids of a thousand bombers each: even if accuracy was far from perfect, the sheer number of bombs devastated cities and, towards the war's end, hampered critical infrastructure such as oil refineries. Even this massive operation, however, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-israel-trying-to-achieve-in-gaza-bombing-2023-12">failed</a> to break German morale.In the 1980s came the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88T00096R000100120003-6.pdf">"War of the Cities,"</a> when Iraq and Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles against each other's urban areas. Despite tens of thousands of civilian casualties, morale in neither nation collapsed, and the Iran-Iraq War dragged on for eight years. In 2015, Iranian-backed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/iranian-and-houthi-war-against-saudi-arabia">Houthi</a> rebels in Yemen began a bombardment campaign against Saudi Arabia that included ballistic missiles. Though inflicting some damage on oil facilities, this was intended as political coercion against Saudi intervention in Yemen rather than an all-out attack on the kingdom.<div type="image" title="Missiles launched from Iran are seen in the sky over Tel Aviv." height="1333" width="2000" msid="114169750" hostid="261" sizebytes="151262"></div>It is not that conventional ballistic missiles aren't lethal, especially the modern versions. The early gyroscopic guidance systems on the V-2 have been replaced by more accurate <a target="_blank" href="https://www.advancednavigation.com/tech-articles/inertial-guidance-a-brief-history-and-overview/">inertial guidance</a>: a <a target="_blank" href="https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/minuteman-iii/">Minuteman</a> ICBM has a reported CEP of about 130 feet, which is fine for a nuclear warhead but not for a precision strike on a small target. For advanced missile powers such as America and Russia, inertial guidance can be supplemented by other systems, such as GPS, and onboard radar linked to a map of the terrain. US-made ATACMS GPS-guided missiles, for example, have proven quite accurate in Ukraine.Ironically, this can lead to what one expert has called the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-confidence-smart-bombs-may-have-a-fatal-flaw-2024-6">"precision paradox."</a> Accuracy doesn't always equal effectiveness: if a smart bomb misses its target, then follow-on strikes to accomplish the mission can actually cause as much collateral damage as unguided weapons.And therein lies the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-iran-relies-on-ballistic-missiles-to-threaten-its-adversaries-2024-10">appeal of ballistic missiles</a> for less technologically advanced nations and militant groups. Even if they're not accurate, the mere threat of long-range missile bombardment might coerce or deter an adversary. With an estimated 3,000 ballistic missiles, Iran fields a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.iranwatch.org/our-publications/weapon-program-background-report/table-irans-missile-arsenal">variety of designs</a> of varying accuracy, some based on the Soviet Scud or North Korea's Nodong. Tehran claims its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-missile-strike-israel-shows-capability-greater-scale-complexity-2024-10-02/">latest missiles</a> have a CEP of around 65 feet, a suspect claim given the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/iran-ballistic-missiles-to-russia-questionable-accuracy-2024-9">observed inaccuracy</a> of some missiles in the April attack. A CEP of under 100 feet may be enough for damaging sprawling facilities such as airbases, ports and oil refineries. Against a pinpoint target such as a specific building, that might not be sufficient. And to get to that target, these weapons must get past increasingly capable air defense systems like <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-giving-ukraine-second-patriot-missile-system-fight-russia-reports-2024-6">Patriot</a>, Aegis, Arrow and Iron Dome.Even then, the question remains: Can ballistic missiles win a war? This echoes a debate from World War II, when Allied bomber chiefs argued that bombing German cities would win the war without the need for boots on the ground. Yet even after the Allies dropped <a target="_blank" href="https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4267&amp;context=gradschool_theses">2.7 million tons</a> of bombs in Europe, the Third Reich didn't surrender until Allied tanks were in the streets of Berlin. Nor did over 7.5 million tons of ordnance compel North Vietnam to cease its war against South Vietnam.Iranian missiles have not deterred Israel from pursuing its campaigns in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-attack-lebanon-hezbollah-past-invasion-2024-10">Lebanon</a> and Gaza, nor are they likely to. Iran's 3,000 missiles sound quite impressive. But even if they were all launched at Israel simultaneously, some would malfunction on launch, some would be intercepted, and still others — how many can only be guessed at — would miss their target. In the end, the amount of high-explosive landing on Israeli soil would be less than a single Allied bomber raid in World War II.The proliferation of ballistic missiles is a danger. Given accurate guidance systems, they can damage vital targets. Given less accuracy, they can serve as terror weapons against cities. But they cannot win a war alone.Michael Peck is a defense writer whose work has appeared in Forbes, Defense News, Foreign Policy magazine, and other publications. He holds an MA in political science from Rutgers Univ. Follow him on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.twitter.com/@mipeck1">Twitter</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mipeck/">LinkedIn</a>.

Iran's attacks on Israel suggest ballistic missiles are an overhyped threat 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine said it used drones to attack a Russian military airfield overnight.</li><li>Russia stored glide bombs and the fighter-bomber aircraft that launch them at the airfield.</li></ul>Ukrainian forces used long-range drones overnight to strike a Russian base where fighter-bomber aircraft and their highly destructive glide bombs are stored.A source in the Security Service of Ukraine told Business Insider on Thursday that the attack <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3912356-ssu-drones-hit-borysoglebsk-military-airfield-at-night-sources.html">targeted the Borisoglebsk military airfield</a> in Russia's Voronezh region. The source spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive operations.The SBU source said the drones struck several sites at the airfield, including warehouses where glide bombs were kept, aviation fuel storage facilities, and Su-35 and Su-34 parking areas. They said Russia actively uses the base to carry out bombing missions on Ukrainian territory.The Su-34s specifically have been a problem for Ukraine. Russia arms these fighter-bombers <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huge-drone-strike-suggests-ukraine-going-after-russian-glide-bombs-2024-4">with its glide bombs</a>, weapons that are nearly impossible to intercept and are used to wreak havoc on Ukrainian civilians and troop positions. Kyiv has made efforts to reduce this threat by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-it-destroyed-bombs-in-deep-strike-russian-airbase-2024-8">going after the aircraft and the bombs</a> at their bases.It is unclear whether any aircraft were struck or damaged in the Ukrainian attack."The SBU continues to take active measures to reduce the enemy's ability to terrorize peaceful Ukrainian cities with fighter jets" with glide bombs," the source said, per a translation of their remarks shared with BI.<div type="image" title="A screen grab taken from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry shows a Su-34 fighter jet dropping unguided FAB-500 bombs on Ukrainian positions in July." height="1624" width="2878" msid="113914763" hostid="261" sizebytes="152896"></div>"The demilitarization of Russian military airfields will continue because the enemy should not feel at ease even on its own territory," the source added.The attack overnight marks the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-struck-russian-ammo-depot-right-after-iranian-missiles-arrived-2024-9">latest long-range Ukrainian strike</a> on a key military installation deep inside Russia. Kyiv has targeted Russian aircraft, missiles, glide bombs, and other high-profile weaponry throughout this monthslong campaign.In September, Ukraine struck several Russian ammunition depots in a string of drone attacks, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/before-after-satellite-images-ukraine-wipe-out-russian-ammo-depots-2024-9">causing extensive damage</a> across multiple sites. Russia's air defenses have been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-air-defenses-cant-stop-ukraine-from-striking-deep-intel-2024-9">unable to defend</a> against Kyiv's deep strikes consistently.Ukraine has relied heavily on domestically produced attack drones to carry out these deep-strike operations because it is restricted from using its arsenal of powerful, Western-provided missiles to hit military targets inside Russia.Ukrainian officials have long pushed their counterparts in the West to drop these restrictions, arguing that the limitations are interfering with Kyiv's ability to fight Russia effectively.

Ukraine says it attacked a Russian base where fighter-bombers and their glide bombs are kept

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine used long-range drones to strike a Russian airbase in the Volgograd region overnight.</li><li>The attack caused blasts at warehouses storing glide bombs, a Ukrainian security source said.</li></ul>Ukrainian forces used long-range drones to attack a key Russian airbase overnight, destroying warehouses that stored fuel, ammunition, and highly destructive glide bombs.The attack targeted the Marynivka airfield in Russia's Volgograd region, a site actively used to launch aircraft that bomb the front lines, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told Business Insider on Thursday, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive operations.It appeared to mark Ukraine's latest <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-struggling-with-ukraine-cessna-style-drone-flying-brick-bomb-2024-5">long-range strike</a> on an important military installation inside Russia.The SBU source said that the attack was a joint effort between the SBU and Ukraine's Special Operations Forces. The strikes on the Russian airfield triggered explosions at warehouses storing guided aerial bombs, ammo, and fuel throughout the night and morning.Video footage circulating on social media is said to show black <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3897635-ukraines-strike-destroys-ammo-depots-with-glide-bombs-at-russias-marynivka-airfield-source.html">plumes of smoke rising</a> from the airfield. Business Insider, however, was not able to independently verify the details of the video. "The SBU works with surgical precision at the airfields from which the enemy attacks Ukraine," the source said, per a translation of remarks shared with BI, adding that each strike like this "reduces the superiority of the Russians in the air and significantly limits their aviation capabilities."Ukraine is prohibited from using its arsenal of powerful, Western-made missiles to strike inside Russia. To work around these restrictions, Kyiv has relied heavily on locally produced, long-range attack drones to wage a monthslong campaign targeting Moscow's military and energy facilities.During this campaign, Ukraine has specifically attempted to clamp down on the Russian glide-bomb threat.Glide bombs are dumb bombs that are equipped with special kits to turn them into precision-guided munitions. They <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-in-a-race-to-stop-russia-glide-bomb-attacks-2024-3">are highly destructive</a> (Russia has used some <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-ukraine-for-first-time-2024-6">weighing over 6,000 pounds</a> in combat) and are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/defeating-russia-new-glide-bomb-means-risking-ukraines-patriot-systems-2024-7">difficult to intercept</a> because they have fairly short flight times, small radar signatures, and travel on non-ballistic trajectories, creating a challenge for air defense units.<div type="image" title="An image shows what Russia says is a FAB-3000 glide bomb being loaded onto a Su-34 aircraft against a blue sky" height="1500" width="2000" msid="112718877" hostid="261" sizebytes="40970"></div>Russia has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-glide-bombs-headache-ukraine-moscow-making-new-ones-2024-1">used its glide bombs to inflict damage</a> on both Ukrainian troop positions and civilian infrastructure throughout much of the war, but these troubling weapons have been especially problematic in recent months.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia used <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1825083796850458667">more than 750 glide bombs</a> in a single week earlier this month.Because glide bombs are notoriously tough to stop, the only way for Ukraine to really <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huge-drone-strike-suggests-ukraine-going-after-russian-glide-bombs-2024-4">eliminate the threat</a> is to either shoot down the Russian fighter-bombers before they release the munition or strike the aircraft — and the bombs — on the ground at their airfields.Ukraine has carried out a number of strikes over the past few months <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-ukraine-hit-russian-aircraft-drops-glide-bombs-2024-8">targeting airfields in Russia</a> where fighter-bombers and glide bombs are kept, including the most recent attack at Marynivka.

Ukraine says it destroyed glide bombs at a Russian air base that aircraft fly out of to bomb the front lines

<ul class="summary-list"><li>New satellite imagery shows how Russia has continued to add defenses to protect the Kerch Bridge.</li><li>Russia has placed additional barriers nearby to protect it from Ukraine's naval drones.</li></ul>New satellite imagery shows how Russia has stepped up its efforts to protect a key bridge from Ukrainian attacks, including its exploding naval drones.The images, captured last weekend by Maxar Technologies and obtained by Business Insider, reveal a growing build-up of defenses around the Kerch Bridge, which connects Russia with the occupied Crimean peninsula.The 12-mile-long bridge was once an important supply route for the Russian military, but it is primarily a symbol of Russia's grip on Crimea. It has fallen victim to several <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-russia-fail-stop-ukrainian-drone-boat-hit-key-bridge-2023-8">high-profile Ukrainian attacks</a>, including a naval drone strike.Russia <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-protecting-crimean-bridge-with-barges-2024-6">started placing barges</a> on the southern side of the bridge in early May to defend the structure and the shipping channel from future Ukrainian naval drone attacks. Previously installed barriers had been damaged by storms, according to Western intelligence.By June, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-ships-not-enough-protect-kerch-bridge-ukraine-naval-drones-2024-6">the protective measures had increased</a> to include additional barges and floating boom defenses running parallel to the bridge. But the new images captured on Saturday reveal a significant increase in the number of barges protecting the bridge.<div type="image" title="Overview of barriers near the Kerch Bridge on September 28." height="5526" width="6500" msid="113859098" hostid="261" sizebytes="3782210"></div>Ukraine has used its fleet of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-made-naval-drones-deadlier-larger-warheads-general-says-2024-3">domestically produced naval drones</a> to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-black-sea-fleet-running-away-crimea-ukraine-2024-6">wreak havoc on Russian warships</a> and other Black Sea Fleet assets. The threat has prompted Moscow to add defenses like the ones at the Kerch Bridge <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-russia-protect-black-sea-fleet-warships-ukraine-2024-4">to the key ports</a> of Sevastopol and Novorossiysk.Brady Africk, an open-source-intelligence analyst and associate at the American Enterprise Institute think tank, first pointed out the added barrier defenses in a Sunday <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/bradyafr/status/1840399885717078302">post on X</a> and noted the drastic change between early May and late September.The new barriers are not the only <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-smoke-screens-sunken-ships-defend-bridge-ukraine-drone-boats-2023-9">protective measures</a> Russia has taken to shield the bridge. Satellite images captured on Saturday show two Pantsir air-defense systems near the structure.Maxar said the towers for these systems were being built between August 18 and 23. Their construction suggests Russia is not just concerned about maritime threats to the bridge from below. It also wants to protect the structure from above.<div type="image" title="A Pantsir air-defense system on a tower near the Kerch Bridge on September 28." height="5475" width="7134" msid="113859100" hostid="261" sizebytes="812494"></div><div type="image" title="A second Pantsir air-defense system on a tower near the Kerch Bridge on September 28." height="1436" width="1840" msid="113859099" hostid="261" sizebytes="199756"></div>The bridge was previously hit by a truck bomb. Russia has claimed Ukraine <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-ukraine-used-atacms-to-attack-crimean-bridge/">targeted the bridge</a> with US-provided ballistic missiles but said the attack was unsuccessful. Kyiv has also armed its naval drones with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-drone-boats-heat-seeking-missiles-scare-russian-aircraft-commander-2024-6">missiles and rockets</a>, extending the threat beyond the water's surface, creating further challenges.Moscow began construction on the Kerch Bridge after it illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. The bridge is a prized accomplishment of Russian President Vladimir Putin and is a symbol of the Kremlin's desire to maintain its occupation of Crimea forever.Ukraine previously <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-commander-vows-destroy-key-russia-crimea-bridge-this-year-2024-2">vowed to destroy the bridge</a> because of its role as a key supply and logistics route to support Russian military activities in Crimea after the 2022 invasion, and Kyiv has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-zelenskyy-says-kerch-bridge-to-crimea-must-be-neutralized-2023-7">shown its desire</a> through its multiple attacks on the site.However, taking out the bridge now would be less militarily effective and more symbolic because Russia relies on it less frequently to support its troops in Crimea than it did earlier in the war.A Ukrainian Navy spokesperson said in June that most of the cargo is <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://kyivindependent.com/destruction-of-kerch-bridge-wont-be-as-effective-anymore-military-says/">transported by ferry</a>. Kyiv has also targeted these operations.

Satellite images capture Russia's scramble to shield a key bridge from Ukraine's exploding naval drones and other threats

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine attacked a Russian airbase with long-range drones last month.</li><li>Russia used the Marinovka airfield to facilitate front-line strikes and kept glide bombs stored there.</li></ul>Newly released satellite imagery shows the extensive damage at a Russian airbase after it was hit by Ukrainian drones last month.Ukraine used long-range drones in an August 22 attack on the Marinovka airfield in Russia's Volgograd region, which was used to facilitate strikes on the front lines.A source in the Security Service of Ukraine told Business Insider at the time that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-it-destroyed-bombs-in-deep-strike-russian-airbase-2024-8">the attack destroyed warehouses</a> that stored fuel, ammunition, and highly destructive glide bombs. However, the full extent of the damage was unclear.On Monday, nearly three weeks after the attack, Britain's defense ministry said in an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/DefenceHQ/status/1833061222268244123">intelligence update</a> that Ukraine caused "widespread destruction to key infrastructure and equipment" at Marinovka.The UK said the attack destroyed four aircraft shelters and damaged three more. It also destroyed a radome (a protective enclosure for radar equipment), support buildings, and open storage area facilities.The UK published satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies from August 19, three days before the attack, and August 24, two days after the attack, to highlight the extensive damage at Marinovka.<div type="image" title="Damage at the Marinovka airbase after a Ukrainian attack." height="850" width="948" msid="113201875" hostid="261" sizebytes="89848"></div><div type="image" title="Damage at the Marinovka airbase after a Ukrainian attack." height="850" width="950" msid="113201877" hostid="261" sizebytes="75094"></div><div type="image" title="Damage at the Marinovka airbase after a Ukrainian attack." height="850" width="956" msid="113201880" hostid="261" sizebytes="77242"></div>"The SBU works with surgical precision at the airfields from which the enemy attacks Ukraine," the SBU source said in translated remarks shared with BI.Each strike, like the one at Marinovka, "reduces the superiority of the Russians in the air and significantly limits their aviation capabilities," they added.Ukraine is prohibited from using its arsenal of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-f-16s-more-strike-range-beyond-atacms-us-jassms-2024-9">Western-provided missiles</a> to strike Russia, so it has relied on locally produced, long-range drones to target Moscow's military and energy facilities.Kyiv has specifically tried to curb the threat of Russia's glide bombs during a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huge-drone-strike-suggests-ukraine-going-after-russian-glide-bombs-2024-4">monthslong campaign</a> against airfields.Glide bombs are dumb bombs equipped with special kits that turn them into precision-guided munitions. They are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-glide-bombs-headache-ukraine-moscow-making-new-ones-2024-1">notoriously difficult to intercept</a> because they have short flight times, small radar signatures, and travel on non-ballistic trajectories.Russia has used these deadly weapons — some <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-ukraine-for-first-time-2024-6">weighing over 6,000 pounds</a> — to inflict significant damage on Ukrainian cities and troop positions.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia used over 800 glide bombs in a single week."Terror can only be reliably stopped in one way: by striking Russian military airfields, their bases, and the logistics of Russian terror," he wrote in a post on X. "We must achieve this."The only way for Ukraine to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-in-a-race-to-stop-russia-glide-bomb-attacks-2024-3">defeat this threat</a> is to shoot down the Russian aircraft before it releases any glide bombs or destroy the aircraft and the bombs on the ground at their bases. Kyiv has attempted to do this through its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-ukraine-hit-russian-aircraft-drops-glide-bombs-2024-8">long-range strike campaign</a>.

Satellite images show damage at Russian base that stored glide bombs after Ukrainian long-range strike

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia has used powerful guided glide bombs to wreak havoc on Ukrainian forces.</li><li>But Ukraine turned the tables this week by using a glide bomb to hit Russian territory.</li></ul>A new video shared by the Ukrainian military shows one of its fighter jets dropping a guided glide bomb on Russia's Kursk region as the air force continues to support the ground invasion in the area.Russia regularly attacks Ukrainian territory with glide bombs — <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-in-a-race-to-stop-russia-glide-bomb-attacks-2024-3">highly destructive weapons</a> that are notoriously difficult to intercept. Ukraine's employment of such munitions is far less documented, and it is especially uncommon to see one in a strike on Russian soil.The video footage, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/kpszsu/18014">published</a> on Tuesday by Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk, the commander of Ukraine's air force, shows a Ukrainian fighter jet dropping an AASM Hammer guided aerial bomb on a Russian control center in the embattled Kursk region."Aviation of the Air Force strikes enemy targets in the Kursk direction every day," Oleschuk wrote in a Telegram post on Tuesday. It's unclear when and where exactly the footage was filmed. The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3896838-aasm-hammer-bomb-destroys-russias-control-bunker-in-kursk-axis.html">AASM Hammer</a>, which is formally known as the Armement Air-Sol Modulaire, is a French-made air-to-surface weapon. The kits, with wings and a rocket booster, can be used with bombs of varying sizes to create stand-off munitions that can be used for deep strikes and close-air-support missions. It is rare to see the weapon in action with the Ukrainians.The strike on the control center appears to be another indication that Ukrainian airpower is involved in what seem to be combined-arms <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-staged-largest-attack-russian-airbases-amid-push-into-kursk-2024-8">operations inside Kursk</a>, which Ukrainian forces invaded two weeks ago. Kyiv's air force has also carried out recent strikes on a handful of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/images-show-aftermath-ukrainian-strikes-key-russian-bridges-kursk-invasion-2024-8">Russian bridges in the region</a>, seemingly in an attempt to disrupt Moscow's logistics and supply lines.Ukraine has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-long-range-glide-bomb-blunted-by-russian-jamming-2024-05-23/">other glide bombs in its arsenal</a> beyond the French AASM Hammer, including the US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range and the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb. Both of these weapons have proved vulnerable to Russian electronic warfare.Oleschuk shared <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/kpszsu/18017">additional footage</a> on Tuesday of what he said was a "guided air bomb" striking Russian equipment and personnel in the Donetsk region in Ukraine. It is unclear which munition the Ukrainian forces used in this strike or when the footage was captured."Tactical aviation is AMAZING!" Oleschuk wrote on Telegram.Russia has used <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/defeating-russia-new-glide-bomb-means-risking-ukraines-patriot-systems-2024-7">glide bombs to wreak havoc</a> on Ukrainian cities and troop positions throughout much of the war.However, these munitions have especially been a headache over the past few months. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia had used <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1825083796850458667">more than 750 glide bombs</a> over the previous week, underscoring the intensity of the campaign.Glide bombs are essentially just dumb or unguided bombs equipped with special kits that turn them into <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-ukraine-for-first-time-2024-6">precision-guided munitions</a>. They are almost impossible to intercept because they have small radar signatures, fairly short flight times, and travel on non-ballistic trajectories.The only way for Ukraine to curb the glide-bomb threat has been to either intercept the Russian fighter-bombers before they drop their payloads or strike the warplanes and weapons on the ground — which Kyiv appears to have done through <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-ukraine-hit-russian-aircraft-drops-glide-bombs-2024-8">strikes on Russian airfields</a>.

Video shows Ukraine turning the tables on Russia by dropping glide bombs on its territory

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Air India flight to Chicago diverted due to what a Canadian minister said was a bomb threat.</li><li>The Boeing 777 landed in Iqaluit, a remote town in Canada's Nunavut territory.</li></ul>Hundreds of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-india-economy-cabin-i-flew-miserable-bad-seats-review-2024-2">Air India</a> passengers caught a flight with the Royal Canadian Air Force after the Boeing 777 they were on was diverted due to an apparent bomb threat.Tuesday's Flight AI127 from Delhi to Chicago had just flown over Greenland when it changed course toward Iqaluit, per <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ai127#378bba5d">Flightradar24</a>.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/residents-in-canadas-far-north-are-terrified-of-losing-amazon-prime-2017-7">Iqaluit</a> is a remote town in Canada's far north and the capital of the Nunavut territory. On Tuesday, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/iqaluit/historic">temperatures</a> peaked at 37 degrees Fahrenheit and were below zero at times.In a statement posted on social media, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-india-airbus-a350-soon-flying-us-jfk-photos-2024-7">Air India</a> said the flight was "the subject of a security threat posted online."According to an X post from Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Harjit Sajjan, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/HarjitSajjan/status/1846357138480005566">the flight was subject to a "bomb threat."</a> Sajjan added that 211 passengers were on the flight.One passenger who was scheduled to take a different flight out of Iqaluit on Tuesday shared pictures of the plane and what appeared to be passengers waiting in the airport, saying that a local musician had been brought in to entertain people while they waited.Air India, the Indian flag carrier, noted that it and other <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/i-was-on-bomb-threat-flight-akasa-air-analyzed-handwriting-2024-7">Indian airlines have been subject to a number of threats</a> recently that have all turned out to be hoaxes."As a responsible airline operator all threats are taken seriously," Air India said. "The inconvenience to customers is sincerely regretted."It added that it will consider legal action against those responsible for the threat.Air India said that over 18 hours after landing in Iqaluit, a Canadian Air Force plane took off to take passengers to Chicago. It was scheduled to land there 24 hours after the initial flight's scheduled arrival time."We thank the Canadian authorities and authorities at Iqaluit airport for their support and assistance extended to the passengers and Air India during this unexpected disruption," the airline said.Back in May, an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-diverted-to-canadian-arctic-flight-canceled-to-rescue-them-2024-5">Air France Boeing 787 also had to divert to Iqaluit</a> after a burning smell was detected in the cabin.In that instance, a different flight was canceled 11 hours after the landing in Nunavut so a plane could be rerouted to take the passengers onward.

An apparent bomb threat saw over 200 Air India passengers stranded in Canada's freezing remote north before the air force picked them up

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine recently received its first batch of long-awaited F-16s from its NATO partners.</li><li>A US Air Force squadron had to reprogram the electronic warfare systems on the fighter jets.</li></ul>A US Air Force squadron was tasked with reprogramming the F-16 fighter jets donated to Ukraine so they could battle evolving Russian threats with electronic warfare.The 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron, an element of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, recently worked with the Danish and Norwegian militaries to support the long-awaited delivery of F-16s to Ukraine, the Air Force said on Monday.Denmark and the Netherlands provided Ukraine with its first batch of F-16s, which <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/missiles-on-ukraines-f-16s-hint-at-missions-against-russia-2024-8">Kyiv finally unveiled </a>earlier this month. However, the American-made aircraft's electronic warfare subsystems needed some tinkering to be better prepared for their new threat environment.Electronic warfare <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-electronic-warfare-shows-us-needs-for-future-wars-2024-5">has been a prominent feature</a> of Russia's war against Ukraine, with both sides regularly using it to interfere with enemy weapons systems like precision strike munitions, guided bombs, and missiles, among other things.<div type="image" title="A fighter jet on the ground, its wings covered in camo netting." height="3775" width="5663" msid="112842395" hostid="261" sizebytes="1117486"></div>The extensive employment of such tactics in this conflict has forced both Russia and Ukraine to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/every-trench-ukraine-needs-tools-close-range-electronic-warfare-official-2024-6">find innovative ways</a> to scale up their electronic warfare practices and develop countermeasures.Russia and Ukraine "heavily rely on unfettered access to the electromagnetic spectrum to achieve commander objectives," the 350th, which is located at Florida's Eglin Air Force Base, said in a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.350sww.af.mil/News/Display/Article/3884560/dominate-the-spectrum-350th-sww-enables-ew-capabilities-for-ukrainian-f-16s/">statement</a>, adding that "both sides have continuously engaged in EW through techniques such as jamming and spoofing throughout the war to achieve spectrum superiority.""With the third-party transfer of F-16s by Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands to Ukraine, another EW capability is joining the fight for Ukraine," the 350th said. It did not say what that capability is."To effectively integrate the F-16 into the Ukrainian Air Force, its EW subsystems required reprogramming to be effective against evolving Russian threats in the spectrum," the wing said, referring to electronic warfare. "The 68th EWS took this challenge head-on given the urgent priority it represents to the US and our partners."<div type="image" title="Two fighter jets flying side-by-side." height="1201" width="1801" msid="112842391" hostid="261" sizebytes="41698"></div>The squadron first had to learn about the unfamiliar system on the F-16s that were soon to be delivered from Europe, because the US does not have it in its inventory. Denmark and Norway provided data so the Americans could understand the system and how to reprogram it.After gaining an understanding the system and traveling overseas to develop and test it, the 68th verified the different elements so they met the Ukrainians' requirements. Squadron members said working with partner nations paved the way for a successful project."When you're talking about a near-peer conflict, you need all of your coalition partners to operate with the same playbook so you can achieve spectrum dominance," the director of the 68th EWS said in a statement. They were not named."One F-16 with a reprogrammed pod won't achieve air dominance alone, but it may give you a pocket of air superiority for a moment's time to achieve an objective that has strategic importance and impact," the director added, setting expectations for the capability.<div type="image" title="A Ukrainian air force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4." height="1933" width="3000" msid="112842398" hostid="261" sizebytes="244994"></div>NATO countries have pledged to send Ukraine dozens of F-16s, giving Kyiv's arsenal of aging Soviet-era aircraft a significant capability boost.However, Ukrainian officials, top US generals, and experts have cautioned that the F-16 won't necessarily be a game-changing platform, as it <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-american-missiles-can-do-ukraine-f-16s-against-russia-2024-7">faces a tough operating environment</a> and Russia's sophisticated air-defense systems.Ukrainian leadership has also said it likely won't have enough fighter jets to make a notable impact. However, with the right weapon configurations, the jet can still be effective for certain offensive and defensive missions.On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed his F-16s <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://united24media.com/latest-news/zelenskyy-ukraine-used-f-16s-to-repel-latest-russian-massive-aerial-attack-1956">were used in combat</a> to shoot down Russian missiles during a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-attack-ukraine-shows-black-sea-fleet-dangerous-despite-losses-2024-8">massive attack</a> the day before.

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