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The French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) has taken delivery of the 18th Airbus A400M transport aircraft. “The DGA has just taken delivery of the 18th A400M equipped with all the capabilities validated to date, including the simultaneous release of paratroopers from the two doors and...

A Turkish plane reportedly arrived in Ukraine...

While the French Navy is all set to lead 'La Perouse' Navy exercise where four nations - India, the US, Australia and Japan - are taking part, Rear Admiral Jacques Fayard has said that French Navy see Indian Navy as global security provider of Indo-Pacific region. "We see Indian Navy as a...

Quite sad to see how much time has been lost in the decision making concerning the Rafale,had things settled much earlier the Rafale would have been operational in the IAF since years ago already and in good numbers to replace many legacy fighters in the IAF's inventory.

Indian Air Force announced on Wednesday that it has taken delivery of the 4th batch of Rafale fighter aircraft. The details were given in a 31 March media release, to announce that the 4th batch of three Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jets landed on Indian soil after a direct ferry from Istres...

As surprising as it might sound,volunteer battalions proved to be better trained/equipped and battle hardened and showed somewhat higher efficiency than regular Ukrainian forces who suffered from decades of neglect,corruption. In 2014 it was fair to say they were in a miserable state. As of...

The matter will be discussed during the update of the current military programming law (this year) and the next one. But it's certain the armed forces will grow in size and in mass,the current armed forces model being too just to current commitments and the incertain future looming ahead where...

Large convoys of hardware in Ukraine also going towards the east. Something is really cooking it seems....

After a decade of counter-insurgency, plans are changing IN THE FORESTS and plains of the Champagne-Ardenne region, where once the great powers went into battle, the French armed forces are beginning to prepare for the return of a major conflict. Planned for 2023, Exercise Orion is a...

As I wrote in Operation Barkhane thread ; Every strike is ordered after robust intelligence,identification and confirmation of the targets. The UN report is mostly based on local testimonies which were never transcribed and whose author's identity is never specified just like the conditions in...

Every strike is ordered after robust intelligence,identification and confirmation of the targets. The UN report is mostly based on local testimonies which were never transcribed and whose author's identity is never specified just like the conditions in which the testimonies were collected. It...

I think it's time to create a thread about the ongoing (and growing) insurgency in Cabo Delgado province,Mozambique where security forces are facing Islamist groups (including ISIS) wishing to establish an Islamic state in this part of Africa. (A region also rich in natural ressources) The...

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has signed a new contract with state-owned Kharkiv Morozov Design Bureau (KMDB), part of the UkrOboronProm, for the serial production of an indigenous BTR-4 8×8 armoured fighting vehicle. The long-awaited contract for up to 75 new armoured vehicles includes two...

There was no change of attitude against the PKK I believe,France since a long time ago considered the PKK as a terrorist organization. Regularely people are arrested and charged for funding this organization. (More like extorting Kurds in France) In fact the two parties I cited above are...

The French communist was once one of the biggest party in the country after WW2 til the end of the 70's,but began to decline afterwards. It's no longer a major political force,they have 10 MPs. The Unbowed France of Jean Luc Mélenchon (you must have heard of him once at least) gained quite a...

These people were indicted for "terror financing and organized gang extortion in connection with a terrorist group". Last year four people were investigated for collecting funds for the PKK from Kurdish communities in southwest France. Meanwhile the French communist party and the unbowed France...

At least 10 suspected YPG/PKK terrorists were detained in southwestern France, French media reported Tuesday. Local media, citing judicial sources, reported that the operation against the PKK was carried out at the request of the Paris anti-terrorism judge. The suspects, including a woman...