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IAF Mirage 2000I/TIs return home to Gwalior

Posted on April 25, 2015April 25, 2015 by alert5

India’s first two upgraded Mirage 2000I/TIs arrived home at Gwalior Air Force Base on Apr. 24 around 14:00 hours.

Photos: India MoD
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Jane’s: Hezbollah built UAV airstrip in Bekaa Valley

Posted on April 25, 2015April 25, 2015 by alert5

Satellite images has confirmed the presence of an airstrip for unmanned aerial vehicles in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.

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Upcoming X-37B flight will test experimental propulsion system

Posted on April 25, 2015 by alert5

According to the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the next X-37B flight will test an experimental propulsion system jointly developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Space and Missile Systems Center.

By US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A-10 makes emergency landing at air base threatened by ISIL forces in Iraq

Posted on April 25, 2015April 25, 2015 by alert5

Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron overcame odds to get an A-10 back flying after the jet made an emergency landing in Al Asad Air Base in Iraq’s Anbar province.

U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis
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