The U.S. Navy is reducing the flying hours for its fighter pilots from 25 to 11 hours. The first air wing to implement that was Carrier Air Wing 2.
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France commits to new helicopter-borne anti-ship missile
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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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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