Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France Archives

ECA Group Completes Electric Propulsion Motor FAT for French Navy’s Fourth Barracuda-Class Submarine

March 6, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Barracuda-class SSN, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, ECA Group, France, French Navy, Naval Group, Nuclear attack submarine (SSN), SNA De Grasse, Submarine

ECA Group has completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the Electric Propulsion Motor (MEP) shipset for the French Navy’s

Europe Technology

UK, France Call for Fresh Ideas in Missile Technologies

February 26, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, MBDA Missile Systems, MCM ITP, UK

The MCM ITP programme is launching the Innovation Call research activities for 2020 on emerging and low TRL technologies and

Air Europe

Dassault Aviation, DGA Restart Flight Test Campaign of nEUROn Stealth Combat Drone

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Dassault Aviation, Dassault nEUROn, DGA Essais en vol, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Europe, Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (BA 125), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)

Dassault Aviation and the French defense procurement agency, DGA (Direction générale de l’armement, “Directorate General of Armaments”) has restarted the

Air Europe

French Navy to Receive Four Airbus H160 Helicopters for Search and Rescue Missions

February 11, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters H160, Babcock International, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Navy, H160M Guépard, Helicopter, Safran Helicopter Engines (Turbomeca), Search and Rescue (SAR)

The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) is to supply four Airbus H160 helicopters to the French Navy for search and

Air Europe

France Launches Pre-Development Activities of H160M Guépard Helicopter

February 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H160, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, H160M Guépard, Helicopter, Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger; HIL) France, Safran Helicopter Engines (Turbomeca)

France has launched the pre-development activities for the militarized variant of the Airbus H160 helicopter, designated H160M Guépard (“Cheetah”) by

Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

French Armed Forces Selects FN SCAR-H PR Precision Rifle

February 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, FN Herstal, FN SCAR-H PR, France, French Armed Forces, Sniper rifle

The French Armed Forces have selected the FN SCAR-H PR semi-automatic precision rifle to replace the FR-F2 rifles that are

Europe Naval

French Navy Receives Three New Multi-Mission Barges

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Barge, Cegelec Défense, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Navy, French Navy multi-mission barge (CMM), iXblue, Self-propelled barge

French Navy took delivery of three additional self-propelled multi-mission barges (chalands multi-missions, CMM), the Armed Forces Ministry announced. The three

Europe Misc

France Launches Production of New NRBC Protection System for Fighter Pilots

February 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments CBRN (Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear), Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Air Force, French Navy

The French defense procurement agency, General Directorate of Armament (DGA) notified, on Dec. 11, 2019, the first production tranche of

Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

French Armed Forces Orders Glock 17 Semi-Automatic Pistols

February 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, Glock, Glock 17, Pistol

French defense procurement agency, DGA has ordered 74,596 Glock 17 semi-automatic pistols (pistolets semi-automatiques, PSA) for the French Armed Forces.