Taiwan’s Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu said Taipei is ready to deploy Chaparral or Tien Chien I missiles to coastguard units in Taiping and the Pratas islands in the Spratlys archipelago.
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AASM Hammer SBU-64 enters service with French Air Force, Navy
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.