At the recent biannual Euronaval conference in Paris, French military and defense industry representatives presented a scale new model showcasing the latest design for France’s new Porte Avion Nouvelle Génération… Continue reading "France Reveals New Aircraft Carrier Design"
On September 16, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over the telephone. According to the Philippine leader, the two nations agreed to closer cooperation in… Continue reading "Italy and France Expanding Defense Cooperation with the Philippines"
On Friday, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced the suspension of German peacekeeping operations in Mali under the United Nation’s MINUSMA mission. According to a statement from the minister released… Continue reading "Germany Halts Mali Mission as France Declares Completion of Mali Troop Withdrawal"
The Republic of Cyprus is still working to replace Soviet-era armaments with military equipment that is compatible with other member states of the European Union. In this regard, the Cypriot… Continue reading "Cyprus Purchases Six H145M Type Combat Helicopters From France"
France has significantly increased it nuclear readiness in the past week. According toAir & Cosmos journal devices on duty as tensions between France and Russia rise amid the war in… Continue reading "France Increases Nuclear Force Readiness Amid War In Ukraine"
After nearly a decade of fighting Islamist insurgents in the country, France has announced it is withdrawing troops from Mali. French forces will be redeployed elsewhere in the Sahel. In… Continue reading "France Announces Troop Withdrawal from Mali"
Six of the 18 Rafale fighter jets purchased by Greece as part of a massive defense program announced in 2020 in response to tensions between Turkey and Greece in the… Continue reading "France Delivers The First Batch of Rafale Aircraft To Greece"
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to the Government of France. Both systems… Continue reading "France gets FMS Approval for EMALS and AAG"
It is no secret that Mali’s government have signed a deal with Wagner Group, a Private Military Contractor (PMC) from the Russian Federation. The group consists of the former Russian… Continue reading "France Protests Over Wagner Group Activities in Mali"
Following the 2013 arrival of French troops in Mali, In August 2014, the French deployment to the Sahel region became Operation Barkhane. The deployment eventually grew to include over 5,000… Continue reading "France Ending Operation Barkhane in Sahel & Cuts Military Aid to CAR"