France

Asia-Pacific Military Exercises Naval 

U.S., Allied Forces Begin La Perouse Exercises with French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle in Bay of Bengal

May 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Bay of Bengal, Charles de Gaulle (R91), Exercise La Perouse, France, French Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Military exercise, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Ships from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy commenced drills with French Navy

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Middle East Military Exercises Naval 

French, UK and U.S. Navies Complete Exercise Artemis Trident 19

April 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Artemis Trident, France, French Navy, Military exercise, Royal Navy, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA

France’s Marine Nationale, the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy completed the U.S. 5th Fleet mine countermeasures exercise

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Europe Naval 

Naval Group Launches Seventh FREMM Multi-Mission Frigate, FS Alsace, for French Navy

April 21, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aquitaine-class FREMM, France, FREMM multipurpose frigate, French Navy, FS Alsace (D656), Naval Group

Naval Group launched the seventh FREMM multi-mission frigate, FS Alsace (D656), for the French Navy during a ceremony at company’s

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Middle East Naval 

French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group and U.S. Navy’s John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Participate in Naval Passing Exercise in Red Sea

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Charles de Gaulle (R91), France, French Navy, John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, Passage Exercise (PASSEX), Red Sea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group and the U.S. Navy’s John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group participated in

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C4ISR Europe 

French Defence Procurement Agency Selects Thales Coast Watcher 100 Radars for Coastal Surveillance Near Missile Test Sites

April 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Coastal surveillance, Coastal surveillance radar, DGA Essais de missiles, DGA Mediterranean Missile Test Range, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, Radar, Thales, Thales Coast Watcher 100

French defence procurement agency (DGA) selected Thales Coast Watcher 100 radars for surveillance of coastal waters near its two missile

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Europe Industry 

Safran Unveils New Version of JIM Compact Multifunction IR Binoculars Featuring “Long Range Sniper” (TELD) Function

April 9, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments France, French Special Operations Command (COS), Safran JIM Compact, SOFINS 2019, Thermal Imaging & Targeting Systems

Safran Electronics & Defense unveiled the new version of its latest-generation JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars featuring “Long Range Sniper”

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Air Europe 

FLIR Systems Awarded $89M French Armed Forces Contract for Black Hornet 3 PRS Nano-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

April 4, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Black Hornet PRS UAV, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, FLIR Systems, France, French Armed Forces, Prox Dynamics AS, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

FLIR Systems, Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide the FLIR Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and

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Cruise Missiles Europe 

Anglo-French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) Missile Programme Passes Key Review

March 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), Anti-ship missile, Cruise missile, CVS401 Perseus, France, Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) France/UK, MBDA Missile Systems, UK

MBDA has announced that the Anglo-French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) missile programme has the successfully passed its “Key Review” two

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Europe Missiles 

French Army, DGA Tests MBDA MMP Land Combat Missile in Extreme Cold Conditions

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATGM, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Army, French Army Technical Section (STAT), MBDA Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP), MBDA Missile Systems

The French Procurement Agency, DGA , and the French Army Technical Section (STAT) organised a campaign to test the MBDA

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C4ISR Europe Naval 

Airbus-Led Industrial Consortium Wins RIFAN 2.1 Contract to Develop Secure Network for French Navy Vessels

March 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Navy, Naval Group, RIFAN 2, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH

The French defence procurement agency DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) has awarded the French Navy RIFAN 2.1 contract to an

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