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Squadron Leader Phillip Frawley is acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest active duty fighter pilot. Recently, he retired 49.5 years of service with the Royal Australian Air Force.
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A Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed in Patta Jattiyan on Jul. 18 and the pilot did not survive.
The U.S. Navy is now preparing to install defensive weapon systems aboard its newest aircraft carrier – USS Ford – and the ship will be protected by the new RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Marcus Weisgerber reports on Defense One that Boeing is quietly peddling a new variant of its F-15, dubbed F-15X, to the Pentagon.
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