France

France Seeks 80% Share in FCAS Fighter Jet Program: Report

France has informed Germany that it wants an 80 percent share in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a joint fighter jet program.

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Colombia Raids Anglo-French Oil Firm Over Alleged Paramilitary Ties

Colombian prosecutors have seized the offices of Anglo-French oil and gas firm Perenco, accusing it of paying paramilitaries, a charge the company denied Wednesday.

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UK, France to Enable ‘Coordinated’ Nuclear Deterrent

The UK and France will declare that the two nations' nuclear deterrents, while independent, can be co-ordinated and that they will jointly respond to any "extreme threat to Europe," both countries said Wednesday.

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Chinese Ran Campaign to Undermine Rafale Sales: French Intelligence

China attempted to inflict reputational damage on the French Rafale fighter jet through its embassies in the aftermath of the May India-Pakistan clashes.

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France Taps Paris Startup to Deliver 1,000 AI-Enabled Drones

Paris-based defense tech startup Harmattan AI has been contracted by the French arms procurement agency to supply 1,000 AI-enabled drones.

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Exail Wins Order for DriX H-8 USVs From European Customer

Exail has been contracted to deliver a fleet of five DriX H-8 uncrewed surface vehicles for an undisclosed European nation.

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France Returns Military Base to Senegal as Part of Broader Withdrawal

France handed over to Senegal a military base used by its army on Tuesday, as part of a broader withdrawal of French troops from the West African country.

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RAPIDFire Goes Ground-Based in New Air Defense Variant From Thales, KNDS

Thales and KNDS France have introduced a land-based variant of the RAPIDFire naval defense system.

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France Tests Upgraded MICA Air-to-Air Missile 

The French arms procurement agency has live tested the MICA NG (new generation) air-to-air missile for the first time.

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Safran, Diehl to Produce New Breed of Air-to-Ground Munitions

Safran and Diehl have partnered to jointly develop a new family of light modular air-to-ground munitions deployable from all existing platforms.

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