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X-37B photographed in orbit

Posted on July 6, 2019 by alert5

Public photos of the X-37B operating in space has finally been obtained. A Dutch satellite tracker took the images on Jun. 30 and Jul. 2.

NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Korea GPS Guided Bomb (KGGB)

Posted on July 5, 2019 by alert5

Businessman will try to buy former HMS Hermes from India

Posted on July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 by alert5

A businessman will attempt to raise £20 million to buy HMS Hermes from India. Andy Trish, who owns a IT company, served on board the warship during the 1982 Falklands war.

Photo: Indian Navy

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Royal Marines test-fire LMM

Posted on July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 by alert5

Air Defence Troop of Plymouth-based 30 Commando IX Group, Royal Marines test-fired the Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) at the Air Defence Range Manorbier in southwest Wales recently.

Missiles are fired from a shoulder launcher

Photo: Royal Marines
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#FighterFriday

Posted on July 5, 2019July 1, 2019 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 14 Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, pulls the mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) cable at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 17, 2019. The MAAS is a contingency airfield asset that allows for the safe retrieval of tail hook aircraft during an in-flight emergency. It is air-portable and can be installed in a variety of methods and on practically any surface type to provide coverage in a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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