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The defense ministers of France and Italy signed a “Cooperation Arrangement” agreement on Jun. 14 in Paris to jointly develop the Aster 30 Block 1 NT missile.
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A MH-60S helicopter assigned to HSC-2 crashed in the James River, near Newport News, Virginia on Jun. 14. All three on board were rescued with minor injuries.
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The F/A-18A/B/C/D variants will be gone from the U.S. Navy fleet in ten years time, according to the service’s Naval Aviation Vision 2016-2025 statement.
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News reports from Vietnam says a Su-30MK2V fighter, #8585, is missing. The missing fighter is said to have taken off from Thộ Xuân airbase. Home of the 923rd Fighter-Bomber Regiment, 371st Air Force Division.
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