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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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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.
Photo: Royal Navy/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Next year’s iteration of Exercise Malabar would see Japan deploying its new P-1 maritime patrol aircraft for the first time.
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By Aleem Yousaf (Kawasaki P-1, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Thirteen F-35C pilots had their carrier qualification aboard USS Abraham Lincoln from Aug. 30 to Sept. 7 and during this time, two airmen from the U.S. Air Force’s 33rd Maintenance Squadron were on board the carrier to qualify Abraham Lincoln sailors to operate F-35 support equipment as well.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2017) An F-35C Lightning II assigned to the “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 101) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting training after its successful completion of carrier incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released)
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