Refueling Rafales over North Africa

A French Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft flies toward a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to RAF Mildenhall, England, during a refueling mission in support of Operation Juniper Micron over North Africa, Feb. 26, 2016. Three KC-135 Stratotankers, along with 50 Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, are providing air refueling and airlift support to French operations in Mali and North Africa in support of OJM. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Trower/Released)
A French Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft flies toward a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to RAF Mildenhall, England, during a refueling mission in support of Operation Juniper Micron over North Africa, Feb. 26, 2016. Three KC-135 Stratotankers, along with 50 Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, are providing air refueling and airlift support to French operations in Mali and North Africa in support of OJM. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Trower/Released)

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Australia studying option of having its own military satellites

Australia is studying the option of sending its own military satellites into space. The move comes as Australia plans to boost its satellite imagery capability in the next 20 years as outlined in the 2016 Defence White Paper.

Pine Gap by Skyring
By Skyring [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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