French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian confirmed that Paris will join London to develop a new helicopter-borne anti-ship missile.
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Category: Navy
YouTube: French M51 SLBM self-destructs
A French M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile self-destructed during a test on May 5 off coast of Brittany.
YouTube: X-47B completes first shore-based arrested landing
Royal Navy pilot is first British to attend TOPGUN
Lt. Stephen Collins, a Royal Navy pilot on an exchange program with the U.S. Navy, has been selected to attend the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program aka TOPGUN.
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Why American still needs aircraft carriers, commentary by COMNAVAIRFOR
This commentary, on making the case for aircraft carriers and air wings, was written by Vice Adm. David H. Buss, the commander of Naval Air Forces; Rear Adm. William F. Moran, director of air warfare; and Rear Adm. Thomas J. Moore, program executive officer for aircraft carriers.
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