Fourteen warships and ten aircraft from the NATO Alliance have gathered in Scotland for Exercise Formidable Shield.
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Category: Navy
VFA-131’s last Legacy Hornet flight
VFA-131 has flown its last flight on the F/A-18C and the unit is preparing to transition to the Super Hornet.
Pakistan Navy Seaking fires anti-ship missile
A Pakistan Navy Westland Seaking helicopter fired a Exocet anti-ship missile in the northern Arabian Sea on Sept. 23.
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Some F-35s will stick with Block 2B software
The F-35 program office is considering an option to keep some F-35s in the U.S. fleet with Block 2B software, instead of sending them for an expensive upgrade to newer standards, Stephen Trimble reports.
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Royal Navy makes U-turn on retirement of Harpoon
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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