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T he ear l i erCRUZ EX 2012 wasa pur el y gr oundbas ed ex er ci s e and f eat ur ed 13 count r i es par t i ci pat i ng i n compl ex command and cont r ol s i mul at i onss i mi l ari ns t r uct ur et o NAT O.F or2013t hes es i mul at i ons wer e puti nt o pr act i ce wi t ht he i nvol vementoff l yi ngas s et s . I nt er es t i ngl yno ‘ Red’( aggr es s or ) or‘ Bl ue’( f r i endl y)t hr eat swer e def i ned wi t ht he ex er ci s e bei ng f ocus s ed ent i r el y on uni l at er al cooper at i on bet ween di f f er ent count r i es r at her t han pi t t i ng f or cesagai ns toneanot her . T he pr i mar y obj ect i ves f or t he ex er ci s ei ncl uded of f ens i ve and def ens i ve mi s s i ons , i nt er f aci ng wi t h ai r bor ne det ect i on as s et s . T hes e mi s s i ons al l owed f or a val uabl et act i calaer i almi s s i on ex per i ence and oper at i onal knowl edge ex change t o t ake pl acebet weencombatuni t s . I nt er oper abi l i t yoft he combi ned f or ces of f er ed ' r eal t i me' ex per i ence f or ai r t r af f i c cont r ol l er s i n a combat envi r onment t oget her wi t h mul t i f or cecooper at i onf orCS AR oper at i onswi t hi nt hes amet hr eat s i t uat i on. Onenew f eat ur ef orCRUZ EX2013 was t he i ncl us i on of ' s hot val i dat i on' . Aer i al combat mi s s i ons wi t hi n s ect or swer e or ches t r at ed by a t eam off i ght erpi l ot soper at i ng f r om t he Cent r e ofAi rDef ence and Ai rT r af f i c Cont r olbas ed at Reci f e Ai r Bas e wher e t hey moni t or ed ai r cr af t movement s wi t hi nar adarnet wor k.
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