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Italian F-35As Perform First Alert Scramble From Iceland To Monitor Activity Of Three Russian Tu-142 Bear F/J Aircraft
The Italian F-35s deployed to Keflavik, Iceland, were among the NATO interceptors scrambled to...
Read More Memorable “Champion of Champions” Film Tells The Story Of The Convair B-58 Hustler And Its Many Records.
Narrated by (Brigadier General and) actor James Stewart, this 1960s film documents the many...
Read More New and Old F-35 Coatings Compared in Recent Photo of Two Italian Lightning II Jets
The new coating was already applied to US-built aircraft since 2017, but this seems to be the...
Read More Dramatic Aerial Footage Shows Air Force One Doing Mount Rushmore Flyover
Impressive video shows the Presidential VC-25A performing the flyover ahead of South...
Read More B-1B Lancer Bomber Performs Emergency Landing Suffering Tire blowout and Brake Fire
While not officially acknowledged, photos of the aftermath of the incident emerged on social media...
Read More Polish Resignation from the MMF (Multinational MRTT Fleet): a Lost Opportunity?
Here’s why leaving the Shared Air Refueling Capacity was probably not a good idea. The first...
Read More Retired USAF Pilot Breaks Down Nearly All The Buttons In the F-15 Eagle’s cockpit In This Awesome Video
Take a tour of the F-15C cockpit with a former Eagle pilot. On June 30, 2020, the Ars Technica...
Read More Official Accident Report in Canadian Forces Snowbird October 2019 Crash Released.
Official Report Reveals Engine Problems, Issues with Ejection System. The official finding of the...
Read More Eleven Eurofighters Take Part in First Ever Italian Air Force “Elephant Walk” With The Typhoon
The “Elephant Walk” was carried out to validate the 36th Wing’s ability to...
Read More Here’s A Better Look At The Paint Scheme Of The Blue Angels’ New “Fat Albert” C-130J
Take a look at these new shots of the C-130J that will replace the C-130T of the Blue Angels demo...
Read More Here’s The First Aviano AB’s F-16CM in “Have Glass V” Paint Scheme
The aircraft, serial 90-0709, has just returned home from SABCA Charleroi plant. On Jun. 30, 2020,...
Read More![[Updated] USAF F-16CM from 20th Fighter Wing Crashes at Shaw AFB in South Carolina. Pilot Reported Dead.](https://theflyingcloud.aero/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/F-16-Shaw-Landing.jpg)
[Updated] USAF F-16CM from 20th Fighter Wing Crashes at Shaw AFB in South Carolina. Pilot Reported Dead.
Reports Suggest the Aircraft Could Not Lower Its Landing Gear, Crashed on Landing. A USAF F-16CM...
Read More Ladies And Gentlemen, Here’s The First Photo Of The Blue Angels’ new “Fat Albert”
The new C-130J will soon replace the C-130T that served as “Fat Albert” until 2019....
Read More Let’s Have a Look at the Recent U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon Mission To Watch A Russian Navy Firing Exercise Off Syria
“PS191” watched Russian Navy vessel firing rockets off Tartus. An interesting event...
Read More Check Out This Awesome Footage Of An F/A-18F Super Hornet Doing Afterburner Passes At Dusk
The Super Hornet display at dusk is one of the highlights of the NAS Oceana Air Show Beach Blast....
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Pakistan Navy ATR-72 arrives at Mönchengladbach to be upgraded to RAS-72-500 “Sea Eagle”
The interesting aircraft will be upgraded to the Sea Eagle configuration. On Jun. 27, 2020, a...
Read More Video: Russian Su-30 Escorts USN P-8 and Watches USAF RC-135W Refuel from a KC-135 over the Black Sea
Interesting footage filmed by a Su-30 fighter scrambled to intercept U.S. traffic off Crimea...
Read More Enjoy These Stunning Shots Of RAF Voyager “Vespina” During Aerial Refueling Ops With RAF F-35Bs And Typhoons
The RAF Voyager “Vespina” has already carried out AAR (Air-to-Air Refueling)...
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ISR with Attitude: We Fly Textron’s AT-6E Wolverine.
We take you inside the aircraft and its capabilities including the aircraft demonstration of...
Read More RAF Voyager Repainted With A Stylised Union Jack Makes Maiden Flight At Cambridge
One of the A330 Voyager aircraft was given a new VIP paint scheme. But someone said it looks like...
Read More Iranian Air Force Delivered Three “Kowsar” Jets (Domestically-Upgraded F-5Fs) Destined To Its New Aerobatic Team
The aircraft sport an eye-catching, blue-yellow livery somehow similar to the one used by the U.S....
Read More A B-1 Lancer’s WSO Sent Us These Pix Of RNoAF F-35s and Swedish Gripens Escorting The Bone Over The Nordic Region
These stunning photographs show the integration of a B-1B Lancer with NATO and allied fighters...
Read More First Operational CMV-22B COD (Carrier Onboard Delivery) Osprey delivered to the U.S. Navy
The aircraft is the first of 18 that will be assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30...
Read More Next Generation Jammer-Low Band (NGJ-LB) Pod Tested on Super Hornet Airframe At RCS Measurement Facility
First image showing Northrop Grumman’s full-up Next Generation Jammer-Low Band (NGJ-LB)...
Read More Misawa AB’s First Joint, Bilateral Elephant Walk Features JASDF F-35s, US F-16s, EA-18Gs, C-12, MC-130Js and P-8
U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons, JASDF F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, U.S. Navy...
Read More Here Are The First Photos Of The F-35A Jets Dropping Inert B61-12 Nuclear Bombs During DCA Tests
The F-35 Joint Program Office has released a bunch of images showing DCA (Dual Capable Aircraft)...
Read More Crazy Video Shows F-5A Freedom Fighter Towing A Person On A Little Sledge On A Frozen Apron in Norway
A bizarre video has recently emerged online. The footage below shows an F-5A Freedom Fighter of...
Read More Poland to Acquire C-130 Airlifters and US-made Attack Helicopters. USAF to Establish Presence in Poland.
Poland Eyes New Air Platform Procurements as Rumors Around the Polish President’s Visit to...
Read More USAF To Deploy E-8 JSTARS, E-3 Sentry and KC-135s To Support Counter-Narcotics Operations In The Caribbean
The U.S. Air Force will temporarily deploy four aircraft and crews to Curaçao to support...
Read More First British Joint Multinational Squadron since World War II stands up in the UK
The No.12 Squadron will operate from RAF Coningsby with pilots from the Royal Air Force and the...
Read More Join a Bulgarian Su-25UBK Frogfoot On A Mission At The Black Sea Range During “Shabla 2020” Exercise
Ever wondered what the view from a pylon of a Frogfoot looks like? Here it is. Bulgarian Air Force...
Read More U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Has Crashed in the Philippine Sea. Naval Aviators Ejected Safely.
A Super Hornet of Carrier Air Wing 11 operating from USS Theodore Roosevelt has just crashed. Both...
Read More U.S. Africa Command Releases New Evidence of Russian Aircraft Active in Libyan Airspace
Little has emerged about the operations of the MiGs and Sukhois deployed to Libya. Until US...
Read More “Say Cheese”: Both NORAD And Russian MOD Release Images Of Tu-95 Intercept By F-22s Off Alaska
It’s always nice to see an intercept from the point of view of both the fighters and the...
Read More Watch This: Russian Su-27s Intercept USAF B-52H, German Navy P-3C and RAF Sentinel R1 Over The Baltic
Interesting footage shows the Flankers escorting NATO aircraft over the Baltic Sea. On Jun. 15,...
Read More F-104 Starfighter Pilot Recalls His Life Intercepting Soviet Bombers During the Cold War.
Fascinating stories and photographs from another era. As many of you will remember, last week we...
Read More [Updated] U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle From RAF Lakenheath Has Crashed Into The North Sea. Pilot Deceased.
Massive SAR operation launched. Body of the pilot recovered. On Jun. 15, 2020, at approximately...
Read More Defender 2020 Europe: Polish 6th Airborne Brigade in Airdrop Operations
Polish 6th Airborne Brigade Drops Vehicles during the Defender 2020 Exercise in Poland. The...
Read More Photographer Snaps Images Of Two-Ship RAF F-35B Lightning Aircraft Flying Low Level through the Lake District
This was the first ever time a two-ship F-35B was spotted at low level in the Low Flying Area 17....
Read More Take A Look At These Rare Photos Of NATO Fighters Intercepting Soviet Tu-95RT Bear-D During The Cold War
Extremely interesting shots taken by the Soviet aircrews during Cold War intercepts. The...
Read More Let’s Talk About The SA-8 Gecko And The Video Of The Shooting Down Of An Azerbaijani Drone Emerged Recently
A unique video filmed from inside the Fire Control Station of an SA-8 “Gecko” during...
Read More U.S. Senate Confirms General Charles Q. Brown as Air Force Chief of Staff.
Combat Veteran F-16 Instructor Graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The United...
Read More U.S. F-22s Intercept Russian Tu-95 bombers, Su-35 fighters and A-50 AEW Aircraft Entering Alaskan ADIZ
Routine activity in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. The only interesting details this...
Read More Spy Satellite Spots Large Scale Iranian Mock-Up of U.S. Aircraft Carrier for Training.
Mock-Up of U.S. Carrier May Be for New Iranian Coastal Defense Demonstration. A credible report of...
Read More USAF Accidentally Dropped Hypersonic Test Missile Over Secure Range.
Aviation Week Reports Hypersonic Missile “Believed to Have Inadvertently Separated”...
Read More A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Has Carried Out An Unusual ISR Mission Off Libya Recently
The American aircraft has rarely been tracked off North Africa. We have been observing U.S. Navy...
Read More USAF F-35A Has Landing Gear Collapse, C-130 Overshoots Runway in Separate Incidents.
F-35A Landing Gear Collapse is Second Time for USAF, No Injuries in C-130 Accident. In two...
Read More Two Dozen KC-135s, C-17s and KC-46s Took Part In Large-Scale Evacuation Exercise At Altus Air Force Base.
The “Elephant Walk” was carried out as the aircraft prepared for a mass launch from...
Read More Italian Air Force F-35s Deploy To Iceland for NATO Icelandic Air Policing Again
Six F-35A jets will operate from Keflavik for one month as part of Operation “Northern...
Read More The F-15QA Has Just Received A New Camouflage Color Scheme
The first F-15 built for Qatar is continuing its flight test campaign and has been joined by a...
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Lithuania to receive 6 Blackhawk helicopters from United States
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on 6 July that the State Department has...
Read More Israel request to buy 990 million gallons of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel from United States
The Government of Israel has requested to buy approximately 990 million gallons of diesel,...
Read More U.S. State Department approves possible sale of 8 Osprey aircraft to Indonesia
The Pentagon confirmed Monday that the State Department has approved a possible sale to Indonesia...
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U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress arrives in Guam
The U.S. Air Force has deployed B-52H Stratofortress nuclear-capable bomber Andersen Air Force...
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Serbia receives Chinese-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles
Ministry of the defense Republic of Serbia has taken delivery of the first CH-92A unmanned combat...
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American troops launches large-scale military exercises in South China Sea
The U.S. Forces are carrying out a series of large-scale military exercises in the South...
Read More Russian fighter jets again intercept U.S. spy plane as it flew close to Crimea
Russian SU-27 fighter aircraft scrambled on Wednesday to intercept U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet...
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U.S. Air Force’s next-generation refueling tanker aircraft perform an elephant walk
Ten U.S. Air Force’s refueling tanker aircraft, includes eight newest KC-46A Pegasus and two...
Read More General Electric contracted to produce engines for newest U.S. Air Force fighters
The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted General Electric for an unspecific number of...
Read More Sierra Nevada gets $700M contract to provide AC/MC-130J fleet with advanced electronic warfare technology
Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a $700 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations...
Read More Raytheon receives $495 million for AMRAAM support
The U.S Department of Defense announced on Wednesday an agreement worth about $495 million for...
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Chinese new Z-8G transport helicopters spotted near disputed Himalayan border
China’s new Z-8G transport helicopters were recently spotted during a large-scale military...
Read More U.S. Pilot died in F-16 fighter jet crash in South Carolina
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that the pilot of an Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon fighter...
Read More 35 years of lethality: U.S. Air Force celebrates B-1’s history
Thirty-five years ago, the first B-1B Lancer long-range, multi-mission, supersonic conventional...
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J-15 fighters make its debut operational mission on Chinese newest aircraft carrier
The largest English portal in China has released some new photos showed that J-15 fighter jets...
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Japanese military aircraft intercepted Chinese H-6 bomber
Japanese military aircraft intercepted Chinese H-6K strategic bomber flying through...
Read More South Korea to acquire new airborne early warning and control aircraft
South Korea’s Defense Project Promotion Committee approved on 26 June plans to acquire more...
Read More U.S. Air Force intercepts four Russian Tu-142 reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska
U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jets, supported by KC-135 Stratotankers and an E-3 Airborne Warning...
Read More Russian Su-30 fighters intercepts U.S. reconnaissance planes over Black Sea
In a release late Friday, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its Su-30 fighter jet...
Read More Russia started testing its new spy plane
OJSC Experimental Machine-Building Plant n.a. V.M. Myasishchev, part of the United Aircraft...
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German, Spanish Eurofighters will receive the world’s most capable fighter jet radar
European aerospace giant Airbus announced that German and Spanish Eurofighter fighter jet will be...
Read More U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors intercepts Russian maritime patrol aircraft
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft intercepted two Russian IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft...
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Kazakhstan receives new batch of Mi-35M attack helicopters
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan has received from Russia the next batch of Mi-35M...
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U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighters faces engine shortage
The F-22 Raptor, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air...
Read MoreIncredible video shows how Chinook airlifted famous ‘Into the Wild’ bus from Stampede Trail
The Alaska National Guard has released fascinating video footage shows the successful extraction of a famous ‘Into the Wild’ bus located west of the Teklanika River near Healy June 18, 2020. In a coordinated effort...
Read MoreJapan scramble fighter jets to intercept Chinese electronic surveillance aircraft
On Monday, Japan’s defense ministry said it scrambled fighter jets to intercept a People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force electronic surveillance aircraft over the Sea of Japan. Japan identified Chinese Shaanxi...
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Lithuania accept delivery of NASAMS medium-range air defense systems
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced that country’s Air Force has accepted delivery...
Read MoreIndia looks to buy more fighter jets amid border tension with China
The Economic Times, India’s leading business newspaper, has reported that country’s Air Force is seeking to urgently procure 21 additional upgraded MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia and 12 new Su-30MKIs built under...
Read MoreRussian fighter jets intercepts U.S. Air Force long-range heavy bombers
Russia’s Eastern Military District fighter jets have been scrambled to intercept the U.S. Air Force B-52H long-range, heavy bombers, the Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center reported on Friday....
Read MoreU.S. Navy F/A-18F crashed into the Philippine Sea, aviators eject safely
The U.S.Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, operating off USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), crashed into the Philippine Sea during a routine training mission. Two aviators safely ejected and were quickly recovered by a MH-60S...
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Pentagon releases new evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libya
Pentagon has released new evidence of Russia’s introduction of manned, armed attack aircraft...
Read MoreU.S. Air Force deploys three B-52 bombers to Alaska for intercept training
U.S. Air Force deploys three B-52 bombers to Alaska for the first time in three years. According to a recent service news release, B-52H Stratofortress deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives at Eielson Air Force...
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Eielson’s F-35A stealth fighters hit 100 sortie milestone
Eielson Air Force Base achieved a new milestone this week as F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters...
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U.S. Air Force again scrambles Raptors to intercept Russian bombers
Less than a week after U.S. Air Force stealth fighters intercepted Russian Tu-95 bombers entering...
Read MoreU.S. Air Force F-16 receives digitized ‘ghost’ scheme similar to Su-57 fighter
Painters at Hill Air Force Base recently completed an elaborate makeover on an F-16 Fighting Falcon by giving it the now-popular “ghost” paint scheme that similar to the Russian Su-57 fighter aircraft digitized...
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U.S. Navy tests next generation of smart munition on Super Hornet
The U.S. Navy recently tested, for the first time on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, the...
Read MoreU.S Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed in North Sea
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed under unknown circumstances into the North Sea, according to the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs. “A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle crashed at approximately 0940 today in the...
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California Air National Guard held massive ‘elephant walk’ exercise for the first time in over 20 years
California Air National Guard held a massive exercise, known as the ‘elephant walk’,...
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Seymour Johnson AFB receive first KC-46A Pegasus multirole tanker
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has announced that it delivered its 34th KC-46 Pegasus multirole...
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Satellite image shows first Egypt’s Su-35 fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Satellite imagery from Google Earth taken last month shows first Egyptian Air Force Su-35 fighter...
Read MoreBoeing shows how F-15QA fighter is painted in Qatar livery
A short video from the U.S. aerospace giant Boeing demonstrates how the F-15QA fighter jet is painted in its custom livery. “The most advanced F-15 fighter jet ever built, this aircraft – and the paint...
Read MoreU.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors intercepts Russian Tu-95 bombers
The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters intercepted Russian Tu-95 bombers entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone early this morning, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command. The details were...
Read MoreBell Boeing team recently delivered its 400th Osprey tiltrotor aircraft
Bell and Boeing, which together make the V-22 Osprey, recently delivered its 400th tiltrotor aircraft, a CV-22 for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. U.S. aerospace team said the first production V-22 was delivered on...
Read MoreU.S. Customs and Border Protection taps Sierra Nevada for additional Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) with a contract for two additional Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA). “We are honored that Customs and Border Protection...
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Taiwan’s new advanced jet trainer completes first flight
The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF), as Taiwan’s air force is formally known, today...
Read MoreL3Harris receives $70M for B-1B electronic countermeasures system repair
The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted L3Harris Technologies to repair of the AN/ALQ-184 electronic countermeasures system for the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer bombers. The contract, announced Monday by the DoD, is...
Read MoreRussian Air Force is buying new Su-34 fighter-bombers
Russia’s Defense Ministry awarded Sukhoi Aircraft Company contract to manufacture 20 Su-34 frontline fighter-bombers, the TASS news agency reported on 8 June, citing a source in the domestic defense industry. “Last...
Read MoreNew Zealand Air Force to receive five new C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft
New Zealand Minister of Defense Ron Mark has announced that country’s Air Force plans to replace the current C130-H Hercules fleet with five C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft. Defense Minister Ron Mark confirmed...
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U.S. Air Force special squadron accept delivery of a new CV-22B Osprey
The U.S. Air Force has announced that Air commandos with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft...
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U.S. Air Force releases incredible footage shows Elephant Walk at Aviano Air Base
The U.S. Air Force has released incredible footage showing aircraft and vehicles assigned to...
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Australia to buy LRASM; Unveils Strategic Plan
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) is to buy an unspecified number of the Lockheed Martin...
Read More CH-53K King Stallion Goes to Sea
During June the Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion undertook its first period of sea...
Read More Airbus Hands Over First A330 for NATO Force
NATO’s Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) has accepted the first of its...
Read More F-35A Primed for Nuclear Mission with New-generation Bomb
A series of photographs released by the F-35 Joint Program Office on June 22 show that the U.S....
Read More Canada Cleared for Upgrade of 36 Boeing CF-18 Fighters
A potential Foreign Military Sales deal to Canada of an upgrade package for 36 Boeing CF-18...
Read More StormBreaker Set For Super Hornet
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has conducted the first guided release of the StormBreaker smart...
Read More Taiwan Flies Indigenous Advanced Trainer
The first example of the Taiwanese AT-5 advanced jet trainer (AJT) has flown for the first time....
Read More Canada Refreshes Its Multi-role Challenger Fleet
The Royal Canadian Air Force has ordered two Bombardier Challenger 650s, the Department of...
Read More New Anti-Radiation Missile Flies in Navy Anti-Radar Revamp
Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile—Extended Range (AARGM-ER)...
Read More Bell V-280 Flies With GKN’s Plastic Airframe Parts
The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor recently began test flights with thermoplastic parts. Two new GKN...
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