France

France Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Mediterranean Over Iran War

France is sending its flagship aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean in response to the widening conflict in the Middle East, President Emmanuel Macron announced.

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NATO ‘Welcomes’ Macron’s Nuclear Drive

NATO on Tuesday said it welcomed "the opportunity to expand consultation on nuclear issues" with Paris after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to bolster France's nuclear arsenal.

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Deterrence Re-Imagined: The Rising Role of the Deep Precision Strike

Without credible deep conventional strike capabilities, Europe risks being unable to deter aggression that falls short of nuclear war.

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Netherlands Receives First rMCM Mine Countermeasure Vessel 

The Royal Netherlands Navy has taken delivery of its initial mine countermeasure vessel under the Belgian-Dutch Replacement Mine Countermeasures program.

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France to Boost Nuclear Arsenal, Could Deploy Atomic Weapons to European Allies

President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France will expand its atomic arsenal and could deploy nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries for the first time.

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Macron to Set Out How France’s Nuclear Arms Could Protect Europe

France will on Monday unveil how it could use the European Union's only atomic arsenal to protect the continent in an unstable world.

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Belgium Seizes Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker

Belgium said Sunday its special forces had boarded and seized an oil tanker from the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, in an overnight operation.

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Swedish Minister Says Drone Jammed Near French Warship Was ‘Probably’ Russian

A drone jammed near the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during a stopover in Malmo was probably of Russian origin, Sweden's Defense Minister Pal Jonson said Thursday.

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Naval Group Begins Sea Trials of 4th French Navy Barracuda Submarine

Naval Group has begun the initial sea trials of the French Navy’s fourth Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine.

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UAE’s EDGE, France’s Safran Partner on Smart Weapons

A new partnership between the UAE’s EDGE Group and France’s Safran Electronics & Defense aims to shake up the smart weapons landscape by combining industrial scale and advanced systems know-how.

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