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First FSAF firing against a ballistic missile
First FSAF firing against a ballistic missile by French Armed Force

On the 14 November 2011, the French Air Force successfully conducted its first ballistic target firing.
Final assembly of the first A400M for France
Final assembly of the first A400M for France starts in Seville

Following the launch of A400M series production last February, Airbus Military has begun final assembly of the first A400M that will be delivered to a customer - the French Air Force.
image of the Italian carrier Cavour
SAAM-IT system successfully tested from Italian carrier Cavour

Two Aster launches, carried out successfully from the Italian carrier Cavour on 18th and 19th May 2011, confirm the effectiveness of the System SAAM-IT,the anti-aircraft defence self protection system, developed within the FSAF systems family.
image of image of Chief Executive and Ms. Claude-France Arnould
European Defence Agency – Chief Executive, Ms. Claude-France Arnould visited OCCAR-EA

The Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, Ms. Claude-France Arnould, visited the OCCAR-EA Headquarters in Bonn on 22 March 2011.