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Indian Air Force will try landing transports and refueling planes on highways

Posted on September 27, 2015September 27, 2015 by alert5

Encourage by its recent success in landing its Mirage 2000 fighters on a highway this May, the Indian Air Force wants to repeat the feat using large transport aircraft and aerial refueling planes.

Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
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Moscow bringing back the railway-car–based ICBM

Posted on September 27, 2015September 27, 2015 by alert5

Russia is embarking on a program to revive its railway-car–based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) concept with a new program dubbed Barguzin.

By George Shuklin (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
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RAF Sentinel to continue its mission in Middle East for another year

Posted on September 27, 2015 by alert5

The British government will extend the mission of the RAF Sentinel surveillance aircraft in Middle East for another year.

Photo: Sergeant Ross Tilly (RAF)/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

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Pilot of the F-35A that caught fire awarded Koren Kolligian trophy

Posted on September 27, 2015 by alert5

Capt. Timothy K. Killham, who was at the controls of the F-35A that caught fire on Jun. 23, 2014, has been awarded the Koren Kolligian Jr. trophy for flight safety.

U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash