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China sent an experiment satellite into space during the maiden flight of the Long March 7 rocket on Jun. 25. Aolong-1’s mission is classified as space junk collection, however, analysts say the satellite can easily be converted into an anti-satellite weapon.
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A Hellenic Air Force Canadair CL-215 crashed on Jun. 26 as the amphibian was busy fighting wild fires near Athens.
Photo: Hellenic Air Force
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The Colombian Army lost 17 of its soldiers when a Mi-17 transport helicopter crashed north-west of Bogota on Jun. 26.
By Policía Nacional de los colombianos [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lockheed Martin has agreed to sell four buildings plus 52 acres of land at its south campus in Marietta to Georgia Tech. One of those buildings – L-22 – served as the main program, administrative and engineering building for the F-22 program until 2013 when production ceased.
Photo: Georgia Tech
The United States has switched to two daily reconnaissance flights by U-2 spy planes in the Korean Peninsular after the recent successful launch of Musudan ballistic missiles by North Korea.
By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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