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CYPRES II panel. In skydiving, an automatic activation device (AAD) is a dead man's switch consisting of an electronic-pyrotechnic or mechanical device that automatically activates the opening sequence of the main or reserve parachute container when the AAD is falling below a preset altitude and above a preset decent speed.
The following is a list of Cypriot billionaires, based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets published by Forbes every April. [2] The vast majority of Cypriot billionaires are not native Cypriots, but are foreign billionaires who acquired Cypriot citizenship (either through the now-defunct Cyprus Investment Program or otherwise) to take advantage of the country's tax laws.
The Cabinet (sworn in on 1 March 2023 [1]) formed by Nikos Christodoulides is the 14th Government of Cyprus [2] and forms part of the Council of Ministers.. In the House of Representatives, the Government is in a minority coalition with the Democratic Party, Movement for Social Democracy and the Democratic Alignment party.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. Proposed diplomatic solution for the Cyprus dispute For other uses, see Two-state solution (disambiguation). Part of a series on the Cyprus dispute Cyprus peace process History Establishment of UN peace force in Cyprus 1964 UNSC resolution 355 1974 Annan Plan for Cyprus (UNSC resolution ...
The Cypriot National Guard is a combined arms force and represents the organised air, land and sea capabilities of the Republic of Cyprus. Equipment is mostly imported from other countries, since the country has very limited heavy industrial and commercial industrial capacity due to its small population and land mass (excluding Northern Cyprus ).
[2] The first Axis bombing of Cyprus took place on 22 September 1940 by the Royal Italian Air Force. [3] [4] The target was the port of Xeros. The town was machine-gunned and several ships of the Cyprus Mines Corporation were damaged. [5] Although an airborne assault was feared in the summer of 1941, following the Battle of Crete, none ...
The Sevom Khordad or 3rd Khordad is an Iranian road-mobile medium range air defense missile system that was first unveiled on 11 May 2014. [2] It is believed to be an upgraded version of the Ra'ad air defense system [2] and somewhat superior to the other version of Ra'ad, Tabas (air defense system), although it is more similar to the Ra'ad than the Tabas is.
Akrotiri and Dhekelia cover 3% of the land area of Cyprus, a total of 254 km 2 (98 sq mi) (split 123 km 2 (47 sq mi) (48.5%) at Akrotiri and 131 km 2 (51 sq mi) (51.5%) at Dhekelia). Akrotiri and Dhekelia have a border of 48 km (30 mi) and 108 km (67 mi) with Cyprus respectively. Akrotiri also has a longer coastline than Dhekelia.