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Apr- 2024 -

2 April

Arms

A model of a Hellfire AGM-114R2 missile is seen on display. Parts of its body is transparent, showcasing its inner parts and mechanisms.

Lockheed to Produce More JAGM, Hellfire Missiles in $483M Deal

The US has awarded Lockheed Martin $483 million to produce a new batch of AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles and Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles.

1 April

Land

Refurbished light armored vehicles (VBL-R)

Rojoef Manuel

France Receives Four Refurbished Light Armored Vehicles

France has taken delivery of its first four refurbished light armored vehicles under a 102-system contract.

Mar- 2024 -

28 March

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

France to Deliver 78 Caesar Truck-Mounted Howitzers to Ukraine

France will soon deliver 78 additional Caesar self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said this week.

27 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

France Denies Supplying Arms for Gaza War

France's defense minister denied allegations from investigative journalists that the country supplied components for ammunition used by the Israeli army in its Gaza campaign.

26 March

Air

A French F-2 Rafale flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 8, 2016. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

Rojoef Manuel

Dassault Delivers Two Rafale Combat Jets to France

The French government has taken delivery of two Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation in Mérignac.

25 March

Sea

Concept of the French government's third-generation nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SNLE 3G)

Rojoef Manuel

Naval Group Begins Construction of France’s Third-Gen Nuclear Submarine

Naval Group has conducted the steel cutting ceremony for the French third-generation nuclear submarine, formally beginning its construction.

18 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Says Ground Operations in Ukraine Possible ‘At Some Point’

French President Macron said in an interview published Saturday evening that Western ground operations in Ukraine might be necessary "at some point."

18 March

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Netherlands Picks France’s Naval Group Over Saab for Submarine Deal

The Netherlands picked French defense company Naval Group on Friday to build four submarines for its navy in a deal worth billions of euros.

13 March

Sea

A uniformed French Navy personnel has his back turned against the camera as he sits in front of a computer system with three computer screens propped up on a table. The screens show what appears to be the interface of Thales' Expeditionary Portable Operations Centre (e-POC). The left screen displays a topographic map, and the middle screen shows various data through lines and graphs. The screen on the right appears to be displaying a blue-violet wallpaper.

Juster Domingo

Thales Delivers Unmanned Mine-Clearing Ops Center to French Navy

Thales has developed a mission planning, management, and analysis demonstrator for the French Navy's mine-clearing operations.

12 March

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Dassault to Ramp Up Rafale Production to Meet Rising Demand: CEO

Dassault Aviation will increase Rafale fighter jet’s monthly production from two to three by the end of 2024, CEO Eric Trapiier said.

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