France

Europe Naval 

French Navy Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Returns Home After Suspected COVID-19 Outbreak

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Charles de Gaulle (R91), Coronavirus, France, French Navy, Toulon Naval Base

French Navy’s sole aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is heading back from her current deployment after suspected coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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Europe Misc 

NATO Clears Historic Ordnances Along French Coast

April 8, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments France, Historical Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Ops, NATO, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1)

One of NATO`’s four standing multinational maritime groups, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) has recently conducted a Historical

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Europe Misc 

Dassault Aviation Provides Two Falcon Aircraft for French Defense Ministry COVID-19 Relief Efforts

April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Dassault Aviation, Dassault Falcon 8X, Dassault Falcon 900, Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), France, French Armed Forces, Operation Resilience (France)

Dassault Aviation has made two Falcon business jets available to the French Defense Ministry as part of the Operation Resilience

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Civil Aviation Europe 

Airbus Deploys A350-1000 Test Aircraft to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts

April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus A350 XWB, Airliner, China, Coronavirus, Europe, France, Germany

Airbus has deployed its A350-1000 test aircraft to transport medical supplies from China to Europe in support of COVID-19 relief

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

French Navy Helicopter Carrier Mistral Arrives in Mayotte for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

April 4, 2020April 5, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Coronavirus, France, French Navy, FS Mistral (L9013), Helicopter carrier, Indian Ocean, Mayotte, Mistral-class LHD, Operation Resilience (France)

The French Navy amphibious helicopter carrier Mistral (L9013) has arrived in the French overseas department of Mayotte in the Indian

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Deployments Europe Naval 

French Navy Deploying Helicopter Carriers to Caribbean, Indian Ocean for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

April 3, 2020April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Antilles, Caribbean, Coronavirus, France, French Guiana, French Navy, FS Dixmude (L9015), FS Mistral (L9013), Helicopter carrier, Indian Ocean, Mayotte, Mistral-class LHD, Operation Resilience (France), Réunion

French Navy is deploying two of its Mistral-class amphibious assault helicopter carriers (PHA), Dixmude (L9015) and Mistral (L9013), to France’s

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Europe Misc 

Eurosatory 2020 Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

March 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Eurosatory, Eurosatory 2020, France

The Eurosatory 2020 exhibition, scheduled from June 8 to 12 in Paris, is cancelled due to the current coronavirus disease

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Europe Land 

Arquus Announces Production of 500th Bastion 4×4 Armored Vehicle

March 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ACMAT Bastion, Armoured Vehicle, Arquus, France

French military vehicle manufacturer, Arquus has announced the production of the 500th Bastion 4×4 armored vehicle at its Saint-Nazaire facility.

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Europe Industry 

Airbus Partially Resumes Production and Assembly Work in France and Spain

March 26, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Coronavirus, France, Spain

Airbus partially resumed production and assembly work in France and Spain on Monday, March 23 following a four-day pause due

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Europe Naval 

NATO Forces Exercise with French Navy Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group

March 24, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Charles de Gaulle (R91), France, French Navy, NATO, Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1), Task Force 473 (French Navy)

French carrier strike group and its flagship, the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, trained with the Standing NATO Maritime Group

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