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MBDA has been given the green light by France to proceed with the Aster Block 1 New Technology program. The contract was signed by Direction Générale de l’Armement with Eurosam consortium on Dec. 23 2015.
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The folks over at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies analyzed the recent Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) tested shown on North Korean television last week and they concluded that the test was a failure and Pyongyang had manipulated the video in an attempt to show the launch of the KN-11 was a success.
French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle and three of its escorts were in Bahrain for a port visit earlier this month and the French task force received transportation and logistical support from U.S. Navy Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Bahrain.
Photo: French Navy
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The last pair of U.S. Navy S-3 Vikings took to the air for the final Navy flight at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, on Jan. 11.
The U.S. Navy has successfully test-fired a Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 from a SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense system for the first time at China Lake.
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