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A Southwest Airlines 737 captain holds the record for the most number of intercepts of Soviet military aircraft.
U.S. Air Force photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Raytheon has secured the contract to upgrade the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 fleet with a new AESA radar, the company will install its APG-79(v)4 AESA radar from next year.
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By Sgt. Marcy Sanchez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen toured bases in Hualien and Taitung on Jan. 15 and she was shown speaking to troops with the Tien-Kung 3(TK-3) surface-to-air missile launcher in the background.
Kommersant says Laos had bought a total of 10 Yak-130s and so far four have been delivered.