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One of the three people killed in a mid-air collision of two private aircraft near Aero Country Airport in McKinney on Dec. 31 was retired LTC. Greg “Spanky” Barber. Barber was the last person selected to pilot the SR-71 before the supersonic spy plane was retired.
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Times of India reports that New Delhi and Hanoi are discussing over the sale of India’s indigenous Akash air defense missile system to Vietnam.
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The team behind India’s Nirbhay cruise missile have been given six months by the government to troubleshoot the faults and deliver a successful test-firing.
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The Indian Army is proposing a replacement of 41 Cheetah and Chetak helicopters with the indigenous Dhruv as quickly as possible.
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The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is currently underway for the Western Pacific on a regularly scheduled deployment. But this time, the CSG will remain under U.S. 3rd Fleet command and control even after crossing the International Date Line (IDL).
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