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Capt. Julio Alvarez (left) and Lt. Col. James Quashnock are two of the U.S. Air Force test pilots that are cleared to participate in flight testing of the KC-46A.
Photo: U.S. Air Force
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Commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, Gen. John Hyten, revealed that the two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites in orbit have started taking photos of other satellites operating in geosynchronous orbit.
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Source: U.S. Air Force
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rejected calls by the Indian Air Force to buy an additional 44 Rafale fighters. Instead the service should buy more Tejas-Mark 1A fighters to satisfy its requirements for replacing the MiG-21.
By Ashwin Kumar [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Many wonderful pictures taken by Gelio Vostok of the Sukhoi Su-34 production line at the V.P.Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant.
Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis told reporters during a briefing on Oct. 7 that the United States was forced to re-route its military aircraft over Syria to avoid a close encounter with Russian planes.
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Source: CBS News
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