France

Europe Land 

Belgium, France Hold First Steering Committee (CODIR) for Belgian CaMo Program

December 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured Vehicle, Belgian Capacité Motorisée (CaMo) program, Belgian Land Component, Belgium, EBRC Jaguar, France, Nexter Systems, VBMR Griffon

Belgium and France held the first Steering Committee (CODIR) as part of the strategic partnership between the countries in the

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Asia-Pacific Military Exercises 

French, Australian and U.S. Navies Participate in SHAREM 195 Joint Anti-Submarine Exercise in Arabian Sea

December 20, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Arabian Sea, Australia, France, French Navy, Military exercise, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Maritime forces from France, Australia and the United States participated in Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness and Evaluation Measurement 195 (SHAREM

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Europe Naval 

HM Naval Base Clyde Hosts NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) Training Exercise

December 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments France, French Navy, HMNB Clyde, NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS), Norway, NSRS Submarine Rescue Vehicle (SRV), Royal Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy (RNN), Submarine Rescue System (SRS), UK

Personnel from France, Norway and the United Kingdom gathered at HM Naval Base Clyde to take part in a NATO

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Europe Space 

France Launches its CSO-1 Military Reconnaissance Satellite Abroad Arianespace Soyuz Rocket

December 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arianespace, Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO) France, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, French Guiana, French Space Agency (CNES), Military satellite, Reconnaissance satellite, Soyuz

France has launched its CSO-1 military reconnaissance satellite abroad Arianespace Soyuz launch vehicle from Guiana Space Center (Centre Spatial Guyanais,

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Europe Space 

France to Launch its CSO-1 Military Reconnaissance Satellite Abroad Arianespace Soyuz Rocket

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Arianespace, Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO) France, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, French Space Agency (CNES), Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Military satellite, Reconnaissance satellite, Soyuz

France is scheduled to launch its CSO-1 military reconnaissance satellite abroad Arianespace Soyuz launch vehicle from Guiana Space Center (Centre

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Civil Aviation Europe 

First Serial Airbus H160 Helicopter Performs Maiden Flight

December 18, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H160, France, Helicopter

The first serial Airbus H160 helicopter to roll off the brand new assembly line in Marignane performed its first flight

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Europe Missiles 

MBDA Completes Final Development Firing of Sea Venom/ANL Anti-Ship Missile from DGA Panther Test Helicopter

December 14, 2018December 18, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, Eurocopter AS565 Panther, France, French Navy, MBDA Missile Systems, MBDA Sea Venom / ANL, Royal Navy, UK

MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile has successfully completed its third and final development firing from a French Defence Procurement Agency

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Europe Naval 

France’s Naval Group Offers Scorpene Attack Submarines Equipped with MBDA MdCN Naval Cruise Missiles to Poland

December 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cruise missile, Diesel-electric submarine (SSK), France, MBDA Missile Systems, Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN), Naval Group, Orka Submarine Programme (Poland), Poland, Polish Navy, Scorpene-class SSK

French shipbuilding major, Naval Group has offered its Scorpene diesel-electric attack submarines equipped with MBDA MdCN naval cruise missiles to

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Air Europe 

European MALE RPAS Programme Passes System Preliminary Design Review

December 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation, European MALE RPAS, France, Germany, Italy, Leonardo, Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), Spain, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

The European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) programme has passed the System Preliminary Design Review

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Air Europe 

France Orders Three Additional Airbus A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport Aircraft

December 13, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aerial refueling, Airbus, Airbus A330 MRTT, Airbus Defence and Space, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Air Force

Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for three additional A330

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