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US military transport aircraft C-17 returned from Antarctic route following Russian notice of possible space activity

started August 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM · last changed 7d ago

Summary

A US Air Force C-17 transport aircraft turned back after two hours en route from New Zealand to Antarctica on 18 August following a Russian air traffic authority notice of potentially hazardous space activity on that route; the nature of the activity remained unclear and US Air Force offered no statement.

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Prema izvještajima nekoliko novozelandskih medija, USAF-ov transportni avion C-17 Globemaster napustio je aerodrom Christchurch na Južnom otoku Novog Zelanda u utorak 18. augusta, a odredište

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