French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Returns to Sea Following Midlife Upgrade and Refit
The French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) returned to sea for trials on Sept. 14 following the completion
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Naval Group Begins Deconstruction of French Navy Redoutable-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines
French shipbuilder, Naval Group has begun the deconstruction of the first generation of French nuclear submarines (Redoutable-class) on Tuesday with
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French Ministry of Defense Orders 1,200 Arquus VT4 4×4 Light Tactical Vehicles
French defence procurement agency, DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) has placed an order on Sept. 5 to Arquus (formerly Renault
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French Air Force Celebrates 10,000 Flight Hours of its A400M Atlas Airlifter Fleet with Special Livery
The French Air Force has celebrated the 10,000 flight hour milestone of its Airbus A400M Atlas airlifter fleet with one
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French Air Force Takes Delivery of First Two Pilatus PC-21 Advanced Trainer Aircraft
Swiss aerospace manufacturer, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has delivered the first two Pilatus PC-21 turboprop-powered advanced trainer aircraft to the French
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Royal Air Force Chinook Helicopters Arrives in Mali to Support French Counter-Terrorism Operations
Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters, supported by around 90 British personnel are now fully operational and are supporting French
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French Air Force Retires its Mirage 2000N Nuclear-Capable Bomber Fleet
The French Air Force has decommissioned its fleet of Mirage 2000N nuclear-capable bombers during a ceremony on June 21 at Istres Air Base located
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Qatar to Receive First Batch of Dassault Rafale Fighter Aircraft in First Quarter of 2019
Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) will receive first batch of Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft from France in the first quarter
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French Air Force Operated Two MQ-9 Reaper RPAs Simultaneously in Support of France’s Bastille Day Events
The French Air Force operated two of its MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) simultaneously in support of France’s Bastille
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RUAG Defence Wins Contract to Develop 500 Laser-Based Target Systems for French Army
RUAG Defence has recently been awarded another major contract for the French Army to develop laser-based target systems. The international
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