A French Air Force Rafale collided with power lines in the village of Le Castellet on Wednesday, briefly knocking out power to the village’s 300 residents in the south of… Continue reading "Rafale Low-Level Training Mishap Results In Village Power Outage"
On Thursday, it was announced that NATO will be establishing a new center for excellence in France focused on the space domain. The center will be located in Toulouse ,… Continue reading "NATO Space Center Coming to France"
On January 25, the Greek government officially signed two contracts with Dassault Aviation for the purchase of 18 Dassault Rafales and their logistical support. The two contracts were signed in… Continue reading "Greece Signs Contracts For Purchase Of Rafales And Their Armanents"
On December 29th, three French soldiers were killed when an armored vehicle was struck by an IED. Less than a week later, two of their comrades met a similar fate,… Continue reading "French Military Facing Mounting Losses and Controversy in the Sahel"
On 12 December, Greek authorities arrested two men that they subsequently accused of spying on Greek military facilities and personnel for Turkey. The men – the secretary/translator of the Turkish… Continue reading "Turkish Espionage and Assassination Accusations Ramp Up Tensions With Europe"
Jumaa Adnan, the Iraqi Minister of Defense, has expressed interest in procuring Dassault Rafale multirole aircraft for the Iraqi Air Force. In an interview, on 10 November, Jumaa stated that… Continue reading "Iraqi Defense Minister Expresses Interest In Dassault Rafales"
Aided by the chaos of the Libyan civil war, Islamist groups made significant gains in northern Mali over the course of 2013. The French were quick to act and rapidly… Continue reading "France to Withdraw Troops From the Sahel Region"
France’s General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) have confirmed orders for a total of more than 300 new armoured fighting vehicles for the French Army. Nexter, Arquus and Thales are the… Continue reading "French Army to Receive More AFVs"
An unnamed Greek government official has told Reuters that the Greek government is currently in talks with several countries for the purchase of new military hardware, including France. Reuters quotes… Continue reading "Greece In Talks For Rafales, Other Military Hardware"
The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the body within the State Department who coordinate foreign military sales (FMS), have announced $7.5 billion in potential FMS deals with five… Continue reading "US Defense Security Cooperation Agency Approves $7.5 billion USD in Foreign Military Sales"