Aviation News
The launch of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has been moved back from July to November. As a result, delivery of the aircraft carrier has been changed from September 2015 to early 2016.
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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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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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A French M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile self-destructed during a test on May 5 off coast of Brittany.