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MBDA has been given the green light by Italy to develop an evolved-range variant of its Otomat MK2 Block IV anti-ship missile, Jane’s reports.
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Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that the nation buys the F-35B and introduce a multi-purpose aircraft carrier. Conversion of the existing Izumu-class is listed as an option.
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Finland now has a fighter pilot qualified for aircraft carrier ops after Capt. Juha “Stallion” Jrvinen preformed an arrested landing on USS Abraham Lincoln on Mar. 17.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2018) Finnish Air Force Capt. Juha Jarvinen exits his F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Sharpshooters of Marine Strike Fighter Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). This marks the first time a Finnish pilot has performed an arrested gear landing aboard an aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur/Released)
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In a bid to save taxpayer’s money, the U.S. Navy has given Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News a Request for Proposal (RFP) to buy aircraft carriers CVN 80 and CVN 81 together at one go.
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Wahl (PCU Facebook Page of USS Gerald R. Ford) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Update: Both aviators declared deceased.
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