In July, the French air force and Naval aviation began operational deployment of the infrared terminal guidance version (SBU-64) of the Hammer IR AASM modular air-to-ground weapon.
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Gulf states complete joint exercise
Member states from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sent their air forces to King Fahad Air Base in Saudi Arabia recently for a joint exercise.
Jamming of GPS at Joint Warrior exercise suspended
Jamming of GPS signals during Joint Warrior exercise has been suspended after complaints it is endangering the lives of fishermen.
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Pro-China lobby halting approval of Air Sea Battle concept
The Air Sea Battle concept has been accepted by the various services of the U.S. military but intense lobbying by pro-china groups has prevented it from being approve by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta.
France won’t take delivery of A400M
Paris has told Airbus that it will not take delivery of the A400M in 2013 unless Airbus improves the terms of a maintenance contract for the planes.
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