France

Sep- 2024 -

27 September

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukrainian Pilots Finish Fighter Jet Training in France

A group of Ukrainian pilots have completed training in France, the French Air Force announced last week.

26 September

Africa

Military pick-up and an armored vehicle 'Bastion' of the Malian army.

Christine Casimiro

Three Sahel Military Juntas Sign Satellite Deal With Russia

The military regimes of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have signed a deal to procure telecommunications and surveillance satellite technology from Russia.

25 September

Cyber

Giulia Bernacchi

France Claims Word-First Satellite Communication Via Space Lasers

France's Defense Innovation Agency and Cailabs have used lasers to communicate between a low-orbit satellite and a commercial ground station.

24 September

Sea

Le BRF Jacques Chevallier vu depuis l'hélicoptère PUMA SA330 de l'armée de l'air et de l'espace basé en guyane, pendant un photex. Dimanche 12 novembre en océan atlantique. Du 28 septembre 2023 au 2 février 2024, le BRF Jacques Chevallier effectue son déploiement longue durée (DLD) en Atlantique, en Méditerranée et en zone Indopacifique afin de vérifier les caractéristiques militaires (VCM) du bâtiment, en vue de son admission au service actif.

Rojoef Manuel

Chantiers de l’Atlantique Launches Second French Navy Logistics Support Ship

Chantiers de l’Atlantique has launched the French Navy’s second Logistics Support Ship, the Jacques Stosskopf, in Saint-Nazaire.

19 September

Europe

A SAMP/T air defense system is seen firing off a ballistic missile from the back of the military truck. Smoke and bright white-red fire can be seen jutting out of the missile as it flies straight upward. The background is a clear blue sky.

Inder Singh Bisht

France Orders Seven Next-Gen SAMP/T Air Defense Systems

France has ordered seven next-generation SAMP/T air defense systems to boost its protection against evolving threats.

12 September

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Grounds Mirage Fighter Jets After Night Crash

Taiwan's air force said it had grounded its fleet of Mirage 2000 fighters after a jet crashed during a night training flight.

Aug- 2024 -

30 August

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

France, Serbia Sign Rafale Fighter Jet Deal

Serbia signed a contract to purchase 12 Rafale warplanes from France's Dassault Aviation during a state visit by President Macron to Belgrade.

16 August

Middle East

Joe Saballa

Iraq Buys Airbus H225M Multi-Role Helicopters

Iraq has ordered an unspecified number of H225M multi-role helicopters from Airbus to fill potential capability gaps caused by US troops’ pending withdrawal from the country.

1 August

Sea