France

Europe Training & Simulation 

Rheinmetall Concludes Modernization of Simulators for Tiger Combat Helicopter

November 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ARGE TATM, Eurocopter Tiger, France, Full flight simulator (FFS), Germany, Rheinmetall, Thales

Rheinmetall, in partnership with Thales, successfully completed the modernization of the flight simulators for the Tiger combat helicopter just a

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Europe Industry 

Naval Group, Fincantieri Announce NAVIRIS Joint Venture

October 30, 2019October 31, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Europe, Fincantieri, France, Italy, Joint venture (JV), Naval Group, NAVIRIS

FFrench shipbuilding major, Naval Group and Italy’s Fincantieri announced the name of the new joint venture company: as NAVIRIS. The

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Air Europe 

French Navy Receives First Two Upgraded ATL2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

October 29, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Atlantique 2 (ATL2), Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic, Dassault Aviation, France, French Navy, Lann Bihoue Naval Air Base, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

The French Navy’s Lann-Bihoué naval air station received the first two ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft upgraded to standard 6 by

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Air Europe 

General Atomics Receives Contract for Weaponization of French Air Force MQ‐9 Block 5 UAS

October 26, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, French Air Force, General Atomics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a contract action for the weaponization, and integration of the Foreign

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Europe Naval 

Naval Group Starts Construction of French Navy’s First FDI Frigate Amiral Ronarc’h

October 25, 2019October 28, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments DCNS BELH@RRA, France, Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (FTI), French Navy, Frigate, FS Amiral Ronarc'h, Naval Group, Naval Group - Lorient

Naval Group has started the construction of the first FDI (Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention, Defence and Intervention Frigate) frigate

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Air Europe 

Lockheed Martin Receives Contract to Support French Air Force C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft

October 25, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, French Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, Military transport aircraft (MTA), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp. has been awarded a contract to provide long term sustainment (LTS) for French Air Force’s C-130J

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Europe Naval 

Fincantieri to Construct Forward Sections of French Navy Logistic Support Ships

October 24, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Fincantieri, Fleet Support Ship, FLOTLOG (Flotte Logistique) French Navy, France, French Navy, Logistic Support Ship (LSS) France/Italy

Fincantieri has been awarded an order from the main contractor Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA) for the construction of the forward

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Europe Naval 

ECA Group Performs Maintenance Works on French Navy Underwater Acoustic Polygon

October 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Acoustic signature, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, ECA Group, France, French Navy

ECA Group has completed the refurbishment and technical upgrades on the French Navy’s underwater measurement polygon, designed to assess the

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Germany, France Suspend Weapons Sales to Turkey

October 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, Germany, Operation Peace Spring (Turkey), Syria, Turkey

Germany and France have suspended all weapon sales to Turkey over its military offensive in northern Syria against the U.S.-backed

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Europe Naval 

Greece Signs Letter of Intent for Acquisition of Two FDI/Belh@rra Frigates from France

October 11, 2019 Arun Mathew 0 Comments DCNS BELH@RRA, France, Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (FTI), Frigate, Greece, Hellenic Navy, Naval Group

Greece has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with France for the proposed acquisition of two FDI (Frégate de Défense

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