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Cobham Mission Systems Selected to Support French Air Force KC-135 Fleet

January 6, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Cobham Mission Systems, France, French Air Force, Sabena technics

Cobham Mission Systems has secured a three-year agreement with Sabena technics to provide comprehensive through-life support (TLS) and air-to-air (AAR)

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New Talios Multi-function Targeting Pod Arrives on Rafale

October 2, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Dassault Rafale, France, French Air Force, Reconnaissance pod, Targeting Pod, Thales TALIOS pod

French Air and Space Force’s Rafale fighter jets are receiving the new Thales TALIOS multi-function targeting pod, the service announced.

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French Ministry of Armed Forces Orders Three Additional Airbus A330 Aircraft

September 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aerial refueling, Airbus A330, Airbus A330 MRTT, France, French Air Force, Military transport aircraft

The French defense procurement agency, DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) has ordered three additional Airbus A330 aircraft last month. The

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France, Germany Lay Foundation Stone for Joint C-130J Tactical Transport Squadron

September 20, 2020January 6, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Évreux-Fauville Air Base, France, French Air Force, French/German C-130J Squadron, German Air Force (Luftwaffe ), Germany, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, Military transport aircraft

France and Germany have laid the foundation stone for the joint Franco-German tactical transport squadron which will operate a fleet

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U.S. Approves Sale of Services, Spares for French C-130J Fleet

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), France, French Air Force, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS), Rolls-Royce AE 2100, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of services and spares, worth an estimated $350 million, in support

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French Air Force’s First ALSR “Vador” Light Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft Arrives at Évreux-Fauville Air Base

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Avions légers de surveillance et de reconnaissance (ALSR), Évreux-Fauville Air Base, France, French Air Force, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Surveillance aircraft

French Air Force’s first of the two ALSR “Vador” (Vader) light surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft has arrived at the -Fauville

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French MOD Receives First ALSR Light Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Avions légers de surveillance et de reconnaissance (ALSR), Beechcraft King Air, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Air Force, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Sabena technics, Surveillance aircraft, Thales

French defense procurement agency DGA received the first of the two ALSR light surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft on July 31.

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French Air Force’s New KC-130J Tanker Performs Refueling Contacts with C-160G Gabriel Aircraft

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aerial refueling, C-160G Gabriel, DGA Essais en vol, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Air Force, KC-130J Super Hercules, Transall C-160

French Air Force’s new KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueling tanker conducted successful refueling contacts with the service’s C-160G Gabriel intelligence-gathering