During a visit to Paris this week, Armenia’s Defense Minister Suren Papikyan met with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu. During meetings a contract for the procurement of three Thales Ground… Continue reading "Armenia To Bolster Air Defenses with French Radar and Mistral MANPADS"
During a visit to Nexter KNDS at Roanne, France, France’s defense minister Sébastien Lecornu hailed France’s move towards increased defense production. Lecornu pointed to KNDS’ production of the Caesar 155mm… Continue reading "French Industry Moves to War Footing"
Naval Group, France’s leading shipbuilding company, has launched Greece’s first FDI HN (Belharra) class frigate. The ship, designated HS Kimon (F601), was launched in the presence of French Minister of… Continue reading "Naval Group Launches Greece’s First FDI HN Class Frigate HS Kimon"
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, claimed on Monday that planning documents recovered by the Kosovo Police following a 24 September attack by ethnic Serb militants showed that it was part… Continue reading "Kosovo Prime Minister: Monastery Attack Part Of Annexation Plan"
Last Thursday, 22 September, at Evreux Airbase France, a fundamental step was taken towards the development of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). This was through the signing of a… Continue reading "Pressing Forward on Europe’s Next-Generation Tank"
Morocco has received the first batch of the Barak MX air and missile defense system developed by Israel-based Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The development was announced in a post on… Continue reading "Morocco Receives First Batch of Barak MX Air and Missile Defense Systems From Israel"
The United States Air Force says that one of its MQ-9 Reaper drones was damaged by a flare deployed by a Russian fighter aircraft harassing the drone over Syria. During… Continue reading "USAF Reaper Drone Damaged By Flare From Russian Fighter Over Syria"
On 13 July, France’s parliament approved President Emmanual Macron’s 413 billion Euro spending boost to the nation’s armed forces. A part of France’s 2024-2026 budget it was previously announced by… Continue reading "French Parliament Approves Plans to Increase National Military Spending"
The shipyards in Puerto Real and San Fernando of the Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia have begun production of an Underwater Intervention Marine Operations Ship (BAM-IS) for the Spanish Navy and… Continue reading "Navantia Begins Production Of A BAM-IS For The Spanish Navy And A Patrol Boat For Morocco"
The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on Friday to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali, after the ruling military junta abruptly demanded for UN peacekeepers to depart the West… Continue reading "UN Security Council Votes To End Mali Peacekeeping Mission"