The French Directorate General of Armaments (Direction générale de l’armement-DGA) announced that the Montenegrin Ministry of Defence had ordered two 60-meter offshore patrol vessels (OPV) from the Kership shipyard, a… Continue reading "Montenegro Has Ordered Two Offshore Patrol Vessels From France’s Kership Shipyard"
On June 19, the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) signed a contract with the French Procurement Agency (DGA) to procure 12 6×6 chassis CAESAR type 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers from… Continue reading "Estonia Orders 12 CAESAR 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers From France"
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will provide Ukraine with Mirage 2000 aircraft and train Ukrainian crews to operate them. In a live interview on French television, Macron… Continue reading "France To Supply Ukraine With Mirage 2000s And Crew Training"
France’s military has released a video of a French Navy helicopter shooting down a Houthi suicide drone in the Red Sea on March 20. The destruction of the drone was… Continue reading "France’s Military Releases Video Of Navy Helicopter Shooting Down Houthi Drone"
The French Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) announced on 1 February, that an order for 1,300 Akeron MP anti-tank guided missiles and 329 Mistral man-portable air defense systems had been… Continue reading "MBDA France With Orders For Akeron MP And Mistral Missiles"
French defense minister Sebastien Lecornu launched a new “artillery coalition” to supply Ukrainian artillery requirements at a Thursday event in Paris, with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov virtually attending the… Continue reading "France Launches “Artillery Coalition” For Ukraine"
Operators from the Royal Malaysian Air Force Special Forces (PASKAU) and the French Air and Space Force’s Commando Parachutiste de l’air 30 (Air Parachute Commando no. 30, or CPA 30)… Continue reading "Malaysia and France Conclude MALFRENCH DAGGERT 2023 Combat Search and Rescue Exercise"
The Croatian Air Force has officially received its first Dassault Rafale fighter jet from France. The delivery ceremony took place at the Mont-de-Marsan Air Base of the French Air and… Continue reading "The Croatian Air Force Receives Its First Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet From France"
The French Air and Space Force launched its first-ever joint exercise with Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force on Thursday with a ceremony at Nyutabaru Air Base. The start of the exercise… Continue reading "France And Japan Launch First-Ever Joint Air Force Exercise"
On 30 January, the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and Eurosam announced a large production contract for nearly 700 Aster family missiles at the request of the French and… Continue reading "France and Italy Sign Massive Contract for Nearly 700 Aster Missiles"