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Jane’s was told at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2017 that the Royal Navy has decided not to retire the Harpoon anti-ship missile in 2018 and the weapon will remain in service at least till 2020.
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The latest cost estimate for upgrading Taiwan’s F-16A/B fleet is $4.31 billion, $651 million more than the original estimate.
By Al Jazeera English (Taiwan F-16 Debate) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Turkish Air Force F-16C/Ds and supporting C-130s arrived in Azerbaijan on Sept. 16 to participate in the joint TurAz Qartalı-2017 air exercise.
Magomed Tolboyev, the test pilot for Soviet Buran space shuttle, said he had been in contact with the late Lt. Col. Eric Schultz a month ago.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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