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Benin

Benin (French: Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. The majority of its population lives on the small southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, but the seat of government is in Cotonou, the country's largest city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of 44,310 square miles (114,762 km2) and its population in 2016 was estimated to be approximately 10.87 million. Benin is a tropical nation, highly dependent on agriculture, with substantial employment and income arising from subsistence farming.
Official language of Benin is French. However, indigenous languages such as Fon and Yoruba are commonly spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Roman Catholicism, followed closely by Islam, Vodun and Protestantism. Benin is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, La Francophonie, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, the African Petroleum Producers Association and the Niger Basin Authority.
From the 17th to the 19th century, the main political entities in the area were the Kingdom of Dahomey, along with the city-state of Porto-Novo, and a large area with many different tribes to the north. This region was referred to as the Slave Coast from as early as the 17th century due to the large number of slaves shipped to the New World during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. After slavery was abolished, France took over the country and renamed it French Dahomey. In 1960, Dahomey gained full independence from France. It has had a tumultuous history since then, with many different democratic governments, military coups, and military governments.
A Marxist–Leninist state called the People's Republic of Benin existed between 1975 and 1990. In 1991, it was replaced by the current multi-party Republic of Benin.
Category:Africa
Category:African Union
Category:Benin
Category:La Francophonie
Category:Nations
Category:Non-Aligned Movement
Category:Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Benin Air Force

The Benin Air Force (French: Forces Aériennes du Benin or FAB) is the aerial service branch of the Benin Armed Forces. It was formed in 1960 when Benin gained independence from France as the Dahomey Air Force. The Air Force provides support to the army, primarily through transport and liaison, and presidential transportation. It has relied heavily on donations, initially from France and more recently from Belgium. During the short lived People's Republic of Benin, when it was known as the Benin People's Air Force, Soviet aircraft were acquired to demonstrate the change of political allegiance. The current operational fleet consists of two aircraft.
Category:Air Forces
Category:Benin
Category:Benin Air Force
Category:Benin Armed Forces
Benin Armed Forces

The Benin Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Béninoises; FAB) constitutes the army, navy, air force, and national gendarmerie of Benin. For a number of years, the Belgian Armed Forces have had an active program of co-operation with Benin, offering training and coaching, donating redundant military equipment and using the country for limited military exercises.
Category:Armed Forces
Category:Benin
Category:Benin Armed Forces
Benjamin Franklin-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine

The Benjamin Franklin-class submarine was a group of US ballistic missile submarines that were in Navy service from the 1960s–2000s. The class was an evolutionary development from the earlier James Madison-class of fleet ballistic missile submarine. Having quieter machinery and other improvements, it is considered a separate class. A subset of this class is the re-engineered 640-class starting with USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654) The primary difference was that they were built under the new SUBSAFE rules after the loss of the USS Thresher, earlier boats of the class had to be retrofitted to meet SUBSAFE requirements. The Benjamin Franklin-class, together with the George Washington, Ethan Allen, Lafayette, and James Madison classes, composed the "41 for Freedom" that was the Navy's primary contribution to the nuclear deterrent force through the late 1980s. This class and the James Madison-class are combined with the Lafayettes in some references.
==Unit Run==
===Benjamin Franklin-subclass===
*USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640)
*USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641)
*USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642)
*USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643)
*USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644)
*USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645)
===George C. Marshall-subclass===
*USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654)
*USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN-655)
*USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656)
*USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657)
*USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658)
*USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659)
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Category:Submarines
Category:United States
Category:United States Navy
Beriev A-100

The Beriev A-100 is a Russian-built airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft based on the Il-76MD-90A (Il-476) transport aircraft. This aircraft is developed to replace the Beriev A-50 "Mainstay" in Russian Air Force service. Avionics and configuration will be similar to the A-50U, but with a new Vega Premier Active Phased Array Radar.
==Users==
*Russia
**Russian Air Force
==See Also==
===Related===
*Beriev A-50
*Ilyushin Il-76
*KJ-2000
===Comparable Aircraft===
*Boeing E-3 Sentry
*Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
*Boeing E-767
*Bombardier CE-194B Galaxy Atlas
*Bombardier CE-207B Argus Atlas
*IAI Phalcon
A-100, Beriev
A-100, Beriev
A-100, Beriev
A-100, Beriev
A-100, Beriev
Beriev A-50

The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet airborne early warning and control (AEW) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport. The existence of the A-50 was revealed in 1980 by Adolf Tolkachev. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss", the A-50 first flew in 1978. It entered service in 1984, with about forty produced by 1992.
==Variants==
*A-50M: Modernized Russian variant fitted with midair refueling capability.
*A-50U: Updated variant with modern electronics.
*Izdeliye-676: One-off stop-gap telemetry and tracking aircraft.
*Izdeliye-776: One-off stop-gap telemetry and tracking aircraft.
*Izdeliye-976: (СКИП – Самолетный Контрольно-Измерительный Пункт, Airborne Check-Measure-and-Control Center) – Il-76 based Range Control and Missile tracking platform. Initially built to support Raduga Kh-55 cruise missile tests. Has fixed radar cover filled with other equipment and glassed navigator cockpit, (one prototype and five production conversions).
*Izdeliye-1076: One-off special mission aircraft with unknown duties.
*A-50I: Variant with Israeli radar, designed for China but project cancelled under pressure of the United States.
*A-50E/I: Variant with Aviadvigatel PS-90 A-76 engines and the Israeli EL/W-2090 radar made for the Indian Air Force.
==Users==
*India
**Indian Air Force
*Russia
**Russian Air Force
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*Beriev A-100
*Ilyushin Il-76
*KJ-2000
===Comparable Aircraft===
*Airbus CE-150B Polaris Farsight
*Boeing E-3 Sentry
*Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
*Boeing E-767
*Gulfstream G550 Airborne Early Warning
*Saab 340 AEW&C
*Saab 2000 AEW&C
A-050, Beriev
A-050, Beriev
A-050, Beriev
A-050, Beriev
A-050, Beriev
A-050, Beriev
Beriev Be-200

The Beriev Be-200 Altair (Russian: Бериев Бе-200) is a utility amphibious aircraft designed and built by the Beriev Aircraft Company. Marketed as being designed for fire fighting, search and rescue, maritime patrol, cargo, and passenger transportation, it has a capacity of 12,000 liters (3,170 US gallons) of water, or up to seventy-two passengers.
The name Altair was chosen after a competition amongst Beriev and Irkut staff in 2002/2003, as a reference to the name of the alpha star in the Eagle constellation and because: "Al" is the first part of the name of the Beriev A-40 Albatross amphibious aircraft, whose layout was the development basis for the creation of the Be-200; "ta" stands for Taganrog; and "ir" stands for Irkutsk.
==Variants==
*Be-200: Basic multirole model
*Be-200ChS/ES: Multirole model fitted to the requirements of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
*Be-200E: English cockpit version of the Be-200ES.
*Be-200RR: Projected Rolls-Royce engined variant.
*Be-210: Projected passenger-only model.
*Be-220: Projected maritime patrol variant.
*Be-200ChS-146: Projected SaM146-powered variant.
==Variants==
*Azerbaijan
**Ministry of Emergency Situations
*Chile
*Asesorias CPB Ltda.
*People's Republic of China
**People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
**Energy Leader Group
*Russia
**Beriev Aircraft Company
**Ministry of Defence
**Ministry of Emergency Situations
*United States
**Seaplane Global Air Services
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Be-200, Beriev
Be-200, Beriev
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Berlin-class Replenishment Vessel

The Type 702 Berlin-class replenishment ship is a series of multi-product replenishment oilers, originally designed and built for service in the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy). Besides the four ships built for German Federal Navy, is one of three competing designs and to replace the Endeavour-class replenishment vessels in the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The Berlin-class replenishment ships are the largest vessels of the Bundesmarine. In German, this type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be translated as task force supplier though the official translation in English is combat support ship, or in military parlance, a replenishment oiler.
They are intended to support German naval units away from their home ports. The ships carry fuel, provisions, ammunition and other matériel and also provide medical services. The ships are named after German cities where German parliaments were placed.
==Specifications==
*Type: Replenishment Vessel
*Service Period: 2001-Present
*Characteristics
**Length: 569 feet 11 inches (173.71 meters)
**Beam: 78 feet 9 inches (24 meters)
**Height: 57 feet 5 inches (17.5 meters)
**Draft: 24 feet 11 inches (7.6 meters)
**Displacement: 22,311 tons
*Capacity: 10,285 tons of fuel oil, aviation fuel and fresh water
*Cargo Space: 606 tons of mixed cargo
*Crew: 233
*Propulsion: 2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines, 5,340 kW each; 2 reduction gears, 2 controllable pitch four-bladed propellers, 1 bow thruster
*Speed: 20 knots (37.04 km/hr)
*Armament
**2 x Mauser MLG-27 27mm autocannons
**Stinger SAMs
*Aircraft Carried: 2 x SH-3 Sea Kings or 2 x NH-90s
==Unit Run==
===Bundesmarine===
*BMS Berlin (A1411)
*BMS Frankfurt am Main (A1412)
*BMS Bonn (A1413)
*BMS Dresden (A1414)
Category:Auxiliary Vessels
Category:Bundesmarine
Category:Germany
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Bhutan

Bhutan (འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ druk yul), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan (འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ druk gyal khap), is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north, India in the south, the Sikkim state of India the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, and Arunachal Pradesh region in the east. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region's second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimphu is its capital and largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial center.
The independence of Bhutan has endured for centuries, and the territory was never colonized in its history. Situated on the ancient Silk Road between Tibet, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, the Bhutanese state developed a distinct national identity based on Buddhism. Headed by a spiritual leader known as the Zhabdrung Rinpoche, the territory was composed of many fiefdoms and governed as a Buddhist theocracy. Following a civil war in the 19th century, the House of Wangchuck reunited the country and established relations with the British Empire. Bhutan fostered a strategic partnership with India during the rise of Chinese communism and has a disputed border with the People's Republic of China. In 2008, it transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and held the first election to the National Assembly of Bhutan, that has a two party system characterizing Bhutanese democracy.
The King of Bhutan is known as the "Dragon King". Bhutan is also notable for pioneering the concept of gross national happiness. The country's landscape ranges from lush subtropical plains in the south to the sub-alpine Himalayan mountains in the north, where there are peaks in excess of 23,000 feet (7,010.4 meters). The highest mountain in Bhutan is the Gangkhar Puensum, which is also a strong candidate for the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. There is also diverse wildlife in Bhutan.
In South Asia, Bhutan ranks first in economic freedom, ease of doing business, and peace; second in per capita income; and is the least corrupt country as of 2016. However, Bhutan continues to be a least developed country. Hydroelectricity accounts for the major share of its exports. The government is a parliamentary democracy. Bhutan maintains diplomatic relations with 52 countries and the European Union, but does not have formal ties with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. It is a member of the United Nations, SAARC, BIMSTEC and the Non Aligned Movement. The Royal Bhutan Army maintains extensive military relations with the Indian Armed Forces.
Category:Asia
Category:Bhutan
Category:Nations
Bill McKnight

The Honourable William Hunter "Bill" McKnight, PC (born July 12, 1940) is a former Canadian politician who now serves as the Treaty Commissioner for the Province of Saskatchewan. 
==Biography==
Born in Elrose, Saskatchewan, he served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Minister of National Defence during the first Gulf War, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Labour in the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. He was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on September 17th, 1984. On July 25th, 1989, Bill McKnight announced the return of many of the pre-unification insignia, ranks and uniforms, to be instituted through 1989 and 1990. He is the Honourary Chief of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. A thirty-six acre parcel of commercial land in Saskatoon was named after Mr. McKnight by the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in recognition of his role in creating federal policy for Land Claims Settlements. It is known as the McKnight Commercial Centre.
==External Links==
* Wikipedia - Bill McKnight
* Agriculture and Agri-Food Biography
* Bill McKnight - Parliament of Canada Biography
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Bionix AFV

The Bionix (BX) is a family of tracked Singaporean armoured fighting vehicles developed by Singapore Technologies Kinetics (formerly Singapore Technologies Automotive, which is now known as Singapore Technologies Engineering). Intended to augment the Singapore Army's aging M113 armoured personnel carriers, it is the first indigenous armoured vehicle to be developed in Southeast Asia. The Bionix has been operational with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) since 1999 in a wide variety of adaptations including the Bionix II, Bionix 25 and Bionix 40/50 variants. 
Aside from domestic use, ST Kinetics has been marketing the Bionix to countries that wish to retire their old M113s from front-line service.
==Users==
*Singapore
**Singapore Army
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Category:ST Engineering
Category:Singapore
Category:Singapore Army
Blackwood-class Frigate

The Type 14 Blackwood-class were a ship class of minimal "second-rate" anti-submarine warfare frigates. Built for the Royal Navy during the 1950s at a time of increasing threat from the Soviet Union's submarine fleet, they served until the late 1970s. Twelve ships of this class served with the Royal Navy and a further three were built for the Indian Navy.
==Unit Run==
===Royal Navy===
*HMS Hardy (F54)
*HMS Dundas (F48)
*HMS Murray (F91)
*HMS Keppel (F85)
*HMS Pellew (F62)
*HMS Grafton (F51)
*HMS Russell (F97)
*HMS Blackwood (F78)
*HMS Malcolm (F88)
*HMS Palliser (F96)
*HMS Exmouth (F84)
*HMS Duncan (F80)
===Indian Navy===
*INS Khukri (F149) - torpedoed and sunk by PNS Hangor 9 in 1971
*INS Kirpan (F144) - transferred to Indian Coast Guard in 1978
*INS Kuthar (F146) - transferred to Indian Coast Guard in 1978
Category:Frigates
Category:Indian Coast Guard
Category:Indian Navy
Category:Royal Navy
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Category:United Kingdom
Blekinge-class Submarine

The Blekinge-class submarine is next generation of submarines developed by Kockums for the Swedish Navy, also known as the A26 type. First planned at the beginning of the 1990s, the project was called "U-båt 2000" and was intended to be ready by the late 1990s or early 2000. With the end of the Cold War the naval threat from the Soviet Union disappeared and the new submarine class was deemed unnecessary. The project lay dormant for years until the mid-2000s when the need for a replacement for the Södermanland-class became apparent. Originally the Scandinavian countries had intended to collaborate on the Viking class, but Denmark's withdrawal from submarine operations meant that Kockums proceeded on their own.
In February 2014 the project was cancelled because of disagreements between Kockums's new German owners, ThyssenKrupp, and the Swedish government. ThyssenKrupp refused to send a complete offer to any potential buyer, and demanded that each one buyer pay for the entire development rather than sharing the cost. The cancellation resulted in the Kockums equipment repossession incident on April 8th, 2014. As per protocol, The Swedish government repossessed all equipment belonging to Defence Materiel Administration (Sweden), as well as all secret blueprints and images, using an armed escort. By orders from a manager, Kockums staff tried to sabotage the repossession by locking the gates with the repossession crew and escort still inside.
Maritime Today on March 18th 2015 reported that the project was restarted after the Swedish government placed a formal order for two A26 submarines for a maximum total cost of SEK 8.2 bn (approximately US$945 Million as of March 18th 2015). According to the article, a Letter of Intent (LOI) had earlier been signed by Saab and FMV (The Swedish Defence Material Administration) in June 2014 regarding the Swedish Armed Forces’ underwater capability for the period 2015-2024. Saab has since acquired Kockums. The order in question for the two A26 submarines has been placed with what is now "SAAB Kockums." These are to be delivered no later than 2022.
==Unit Run==
*HSwMS Blekinge - under construction
*HSwMS Skåne - under construction
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Category:Submarines
Category:Sweden
Category:Swedish Navy
Blue Ridge-class Command Ship

The Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ships (LCC) of the United States Navy are a pair of large, special-purpose ship, originally designed to command large amphibious invasions. However, as amphibious invasions have become unlikely, they are now used as general command ships, and serve as floating headquarters for the various combatant commands. Currently, they are assigned to the 6th and 7th fleets as flagships.
==Specifications==
*Type: Amphibious Command Ship
*Service Period: 1970-Present
*Characteristics:
**Length: 636 feet 6 inches (194.01 meters)
**Beam: 108 feet (32.92 meters)
**Draft: 26 feet 9 inches (8.15 meters)
**Displacement: 18,874 tons (Full Load)
*Crew: 842-1,441 (52-268 officers and 790-1,173 enlisted)
*Propulsion: 2 x Foster-Wheeler boilers, 1 x General Electric geared steam turbine, 1 x shaft, 22,000 shp
*Range: 13,000 nautical miles (24,076 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
*Speed: 23 knots (42.6 km/h)
*Sensor Suite:
**AN/SPS-48G 3D Air Search Radar
**AN/SPS-40E 2D Air Search Radar - replaced by AN/SPS-49A(V)1 2D Air Search Radar
**AN/SPS-67(V)1 Surface Search Radar
**AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
*Countermeasures:
**AN/SLQ-32(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
**AN/SLQ-25C Nixie torpedo decoy
**Mk.36 SBROC
*Armament:
**2 x Mk.29 NSSM Launchers (fires RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles)
**2 x 20mm Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS
**2 x 25mm Mk.38 Bushmaster auto-cannons
**8 x 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns
*Aircraft Carried: 2 x helicopters
*Aviation Facilities:
==Unit Run==
*USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
*USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
Category:Amphibious Assault Ships
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Category:United States
Category:United States Navy
Boeing-Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight

The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft aircraft engines. It was used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to provide all-weather, day-or-night assault transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment until it was replaced by the MV-22 Osprey. Additional tasks included combat support, search and rescue (SAR), support for forward refueling and rearming points, CASEVAC and Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP).
The Sea Knight was also the United States Navy's standard medium-lift utility helicopter until it was phased out in favor of the MH-60S Knighthawk in the early 2000s. Canada also operated the Sea Knight, designated as CH-113, and operated them in the SAR role until 2004. Other export customers include Japan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Thailand. The commercial version is the BV 107-II, commonly referred to simply as the "Vertol".
==Users==
*Argentina
**Argentine Air Force
*Canada
**Canadian Army
**Helifor Canada
**Royal Canadian Air Force
*Japan
**Japan Air Self-Defense Force
**Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
**Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
**Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
*Saudi Arabia
**Minister of the Interior
**Royal Saudi Air Force
*Sweden
**Royal Swedish Air Force
**Royal Swedish Navy
*Thailand
**Royal Thai Army
*United States
**Columbia Helicopters
**New York Airways
**Pan American Airways
**United States Department of States
**United States Marine Corps
**United States Navy
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