France

France Boosts Kamikaze Drone Fleet With New MX-10 Order From KNDS

France has placed an order for additional MX-10 Damocles loitering munitions, exercising a contract option with KNDS France.

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Naval Group Signs Swedish Research Deal Covering Drones, Seabed Security 

Naval Group and Sweden’s Marine Technology Center have signed an agreement to collaborate on naval defense research.

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2,000-Km Deep Strikes: Harmattan AI Presents New Shahed-Style Drone

Harmattan AI is entering the deep-strike arena with IRIFI, a new one-way attack drone designed to hit targets up to 2,000 kilometers away.

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Thales Plans Defense Equipment Support Base in Japan

French defense company Thales plans to establish a base in Japan to maintain and support equipment used by the country’s Self-Defense Forces.

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Naval Group Starts Building Lead Multirole FDI Frigate for Sweden

French defense company Naval Group has cut the steel on the Royal Swedish Navy's first Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention warship, beginning construction of the platform at its Lorient shipyard.

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KNDS Adds French Drone Interceptor to TARGAS C-UAS

European defense giant KNDS has partnered with French company AERIX Systems to manufacture the AXS-μ1, an interceptor drone designed to take down enemy unmanned aerial systems.

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Ireland Acquires Five Thales Ground Master Radars for Airspace Sovereignty

Ireland has signed a contract with the French defense procurement agency to acquire five radars from Thales, strengthening its airspace capabilities.

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MAURIC to Design Patrol Boats for Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Coast Guard has partnered with French naval engineering firm MAURIC to draft hulls for five Riverine Patrol Vessels.

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French Defense Firms to Build Sovereign Drone Network for Intel Ops

French companies Rift and ChapsVision have collaborated to integrate communications signal intelligence into a sovereign fleet of long-range unmanned aerial systems.

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France Receives First R3-Standard Jaguar Armored Vehicles From KNDS

The French Army has received its first R3-standard Jaguar reconnaissance and combat vehicles, with 25 vehicles delivered or retrofitted.

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