Search results

France didn't deploy Rafales,but 9 alpha jets,an A400M and a KC-130J. They arrived before Macron's visit to Lebanon today. The alpha jets will take part in a ceremony tomorrow celebrating the proclamation of the state of Greater Lebanon.

Outside France and Italy no other European country has any interests in eastern mediterranean. France is in a broader strategy of containing Turkish influence in the mediterranean. The Italians are a bit ambiguous about their intentions towards Turkey. The French minister of defence announced...

Same thing today but with an A330 MRTT.

An information spread by the Turkish press,nothing reported within French military circles about such an incident,but I'll keep looking. The alleged "communication" of the French frigate should give you an indication about how credible this is. "Hundreds of objects are flying over us that we...

Today a French Air Force C135FR took off from Istres-Le Tubé airbase with an unknown number of Rafales towards Cyprus,circled off the island and went back to France. An A400M also took the direction of Cyprus.

@Dante80 How is this credible ? Your intake would be appreciated.

Well well,Turkish and Greek jets regularly dogfight and lock on each others,nothing new,playing cat and mouth over the aegean is quite a "common practice". ;)

Indeed as @Predator mentionned the UAE is taking part in exercices independently from those between Greece,Cyprus,France and Italy. It seems the UAE sent more F16s to Greece,nine instead of four initially.

Eunomia: Cyprus Greece France and Italy Conducting Combined Drills in Eastern Med https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/08/eunomia-cyprus-greece-france-and-italy-conducting-combined-drills-in-eastern-med/

Griffon VBMR https://www.armyrecognition.com/french_army_france_wheeled_armoured_vehicle_uk/griffon_vbmr_6x6_multi-role_armoured_vehicle_ebmr_scorpion_technical_data_sheet_specifications.html The Griffon keep arriving in French army units. 1.872 vehicles are planned to be delivered to the...

I don't know why you guys are making it into a Franco-Turkish issue,French defence ministers and foreign ministers have regularely visited Iraq,either to visit and support French troops deployed there,re-affirm France's support to Iraq in its fight against ISIS but also to deal with the issue of...

After the completion of initial sea trials, France is set to test combat systems, tactical weapons and other military equipment onboard the Navy’s Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). “The nuclear attack submarine Suffren has arrived in Toulon, its future home port! The various sea...

Several Griffons have been sent to Djibouti for tests in desert environment.

On July 6, the French Ministry of Defense announced that thirteen new Griffons had arrived in Fréjus for delivery to the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment (21st RIMa). The French Army already received 92 of these multi-role armored vehicles (VBMR, Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôle) in 2019. The 21st...

It's an interesting choice. It was deemed to be more effective against the modus operandi used by terrorist groups in the area (Several VBIEDs to make a breach and then large number of vehicles/motorcycles to overwehlm their adversary),when attacking forward operating bases,especially those of...

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/35863/the-french-army-is-building-renaissance-style-fortresses-in-africa

British Army could axe ageing tanks as part of modernisation plans https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53909087