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https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/france-approves-procurement-of-3-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-aewc-aircraft/

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The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has ordered from Dassault Aviation seven maritime surveillance and intervention planes for the French Navy, with an option for five others to be confirmed in 2025. The order, valued at €1.3 billion, will be a breath of fresh air for the French manufacturer...

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_november_2020_global_security_army_industry/more_leopard_2pl_tanks_to_be_inducted_in_polish_army.html

Norway has short-listed the South Korean K-2 Black Panther (pictured) and the German Leopard 2 main battle tanks as candidates for the renewal of its fleet of early version Leopard 2 tanks currently in service. (Norway MoD photo) The government will buy new tanks and there are two suppliers...

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37636/french-army-to-test-small-drones-that-can-detect-intercept-and-possibly-jam-communications

In 2014,the French armed forces launched a tender to select a new assault rifle known as "AIF" (Arme Individuelle Future,future individual weapon) to replace the FAMAS that has been equipping the French armed forces and Gendarmerie since 1979. The weapon is ageing,can no longer be upgraded and...

The Light Dragoons and the Royal Anglians had trained for long-range desert recon workCredit: Getty Images - Getty BRITISH troops due to spearhead a new force in war-torn Mali are to stay inside their base over fears it is too dangerous. Ministers increased the number from 250 to 300 but...

This thread will be used to post news related to the newest Rafale F4 standard upgrade. - French Armed Forces minister Florence Parly announced Jan. 14 the award of a €1.9 billion ($2.2 billion) development contract to upgrade the Rafale fighter jet to an F4 standard, while evoking national...

2 CAESAR howitzers have been delivered to the 1st Danish artillery battalion of Oskbøl. If everything goes as planned,the 15 howitzers of the first tranche should all be delivered by the spring of 2021. To date Denmark has ordered 15 CAESAR in the first tranche and 4 others in a second...

Morocco will acquire the French armored vehicle VAB Mk3, as announced by the Moroccan Army through its official magazine published by the press service of the General Inspectorate of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco. The publication does not mention the number of armored vehicles rented or the...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/photos-naval-group-launches-lorraine-its-final-fremm-frigate/

Yesterday,the navy chief of staff,Admiral Pierre Vandier informed the president Macron the FREMM frigate "Bretagne" had just successfully fired a naval cruise missile. This comes three weeks after the SSN Suffren carried out the same operation off the coast of Biscarosse.

Unveiled for the first time at Euronaval 2016, the previously known Frégatede Taille Intermédiaire (FTI) mid-size frigate was renamed Fregate de Defense et d’Intervention (FDI) or Belh@rra for the international market, was developed by Naval Group to satisfy both the French Navy requirements to...

Thirty thousand “robot soldiers” could form an integral part of the British army in the 2030s, working alongside humans in and around the frontline, the head of the armed forces said in a television interview on Sunday. Gen Sir Nick Carter said the armed forces needed “to think about how we...

Since November 6, 2020, several French Navy ships have joined in the eastern Mediterranean to form a Surface action group. Supported from time to time by an E3-F AWACS and an ATL2 MPA (based in Crete),this SAG's mission is to improve the assessment of the situation,reinforce France's presence...

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The French defence minister Florence Parly has just made the announcement few minutes ago. More than 50 terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda were killed on friday during an operation carried out by the French army in the so called "three borders" area near Burkina Faso. An entire katiba of...

The Joint Light Helicopter (hélicoptère interarmées léger – HIL) programme was approved by the French state to meet two objectives: to replace the five fleets of helicopters that are in service in all three branches of the French armed forces; and to implement overall improvements to maintaining...

The French Gendarmerie initiates the modernization of its air force. The Interior Ministry has decided to acquire 10 H160 helicopters from Airbus. The contract is worth €200 million and will be signed in 2021. The acquisition is financed as part of the air industry recovery plan. These...