Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France

Air Europe 

French Air Force’s New KC-130J Tanker Performs Refueling Contacts with C-160G Gabriel Aircraft

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aerial refueling, C-160G Gabriel, DGA Essais en vol, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Air Force, KC-130J Super Hercules, Transall C-160

French Air Force’s new KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueling tanker conducted successful refueling contacts with the service’s C-160G Gabriel intelligence-gathering

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Naval Europe 

DGA Orders 11 Zodiac Milpro EDO Rigid Inflatable Boats for French Navy

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Navy, Rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB RIB), Zodiac Hurricane RIB, Zodiac MilPro

The French defense procurement agency, DGA has ordered 11 EDO rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) from Zodiac Milpro International for the

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Air Europe 

Dassault Aviation Delivers Third Modernized ATL2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft to DGA

May 1, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Atlantique 2 (ATL2), Dassault Aviation, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Navy, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

Dassault Aviation delivered a third ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft (PATMAR) modernized to Standard 6 to the French Defense Procurement Agency

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Naval Europe 

French Navy’s Suffren Nuclear Attack Submarine Performs First Dive

April 29, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Barracuda-class SSN, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Navy, Naval Group, Nuclear attack submarine (SSN), SNA Suffren, Submarine

The French Navy’s first Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Suffren, has performed her first dive at sea, Minister for the Armed

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Naval Europe 

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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