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The French ministry of defence has announced the deployment of the anti-submarine frigate Latouche-Tréville off Libyan coasts to support the European naval mission Irini to enforce the UN arms embargo on Libya. The Latouche-Tréville will reinforce the other European ships deployed in the...

HMS Vengeance returning from a patrol,29th july 2020. Damn.

No French sources ever reported this quote from Napoléon. I've already heard this one but Turks replaced with the Cossacks. Both seem pretty doubtful anyways.

Who wouldn't ? :unsure:

The United Arab Emirates, users of the Leclerc tank for more than 20 years, have decided to give free of charges 80 of their tanks to Jordan. This number should allow the Hashemite Kingdom to equip two of the four tank battalions belonging to the 3rd Armored Division. This large unit is in...

The sea component of French the nuclear deterrence relies on 4 SSBNs of the Triomphant class,each fitted with 16 M51 SLBMs. About M51 SLBM The M51 is the new generation intercontinental SLBM which started replacing the M45 in 2010. Each missile carries six to ten independently targetable...

The air component of the French nuclear deterrence relies on the ASMP/A nuclear air launched cruise missiles fired from the Rafale,either of the air force or the navy. The missile has a range of +500km and carries a single TNA (in english airborne nuclear warhead) with a yield of 300kt. (about...

Four times a year, France’s Air and Space Force organise a mock attack on an enemy objective that it must destroy with a nuclear strike. And this new round of war games, nicknamed “Poker”, will be taking place on 15 September across French airspace. Up until 2014, the use of “Poker” to describe...

No question is stupid we are all here to learn. :) The Rafale M (M for Marine) is the name given to the carrier based variant of the Rafale. The Rafale M are actually being upgraded to the F3R standard. The new Rafale F3-R standard brings new capabilities in the areas of intelligence...

According to French sources the second hand Rafales Greece will get are from the F-3O4T variant,that was delivered between 2012 and 2018. The F-3O4T notably includes among other upgrades the RBE2 AESA radar,improved front sector optronics,improved passive missile approach warning system,new...

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Pompeo in Cyprus says US 'deeply concerned' over Turkey energy search https://www.france24.com/en/20200912-pompeo-in-cyprus-says-us-deeply-concerned-over-turkey-energy-search

Only the Mirage 2000-5 MKII. The Mirage 2000EG will be replaced by the Rafale.

According to several sources Greece will acquire 6 new Rafale while 12 will be second hand (Free?) to replace the old Mirage 2000s in service. (Not the 2000-5) The 4 frigates and their class remain unknown,all speculations are open. (French,US,German etc.)

Sources of funding are unknown yet as the decision has just been announced. Credit lines,European fundings,fundings from Gulf countries... (unlikely but not impossible...)

Greece to Buy 18 Rafale Fighters, Four New Frigates to Boost Defense https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/09/12/greece-to-buy-18-rafale-fighters-four-new-frigates-to-boost-defense/

Greece to Buy 18 Rafale Fighters, Four New Frigates to Boost Defense https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/09/12/greece-to-buy-18-rafale-fighters-four-new-frigates-to-boost-defense/

Meanwhile on the Chinese side...

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