French Armed Forces

Air Europe 

France Launches Pre-Development Activities of H160M Guépard Helicopter

February 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H160, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, H160M Guépard, Helicopter, Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger; HIL) France, Safran Helicopter Engines (Turbomeca)

France has launched the pre-development activities for the militarized variant of the Airbus H160 helicopter, designated H160M Guépard (“Cheetah”) by

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Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons 

French Armed Forces Selects FN SCAR-H PR Precision Rifle

February 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, FN Herstal, FN SCAR-H PR, France, French Armed Forces, Sniper rifle

The French Armed Forces have selected the FN SCAR-H PR semi-automatic precision rifle to replace the FR-F2 rifles that are

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Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons 

French Armed Forces Orders Glock 17 Semi-Automatic Pistols

February 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, Glock, Glock 17, Pistol

French defense procurement agency, DGA has ordered 74,596 Glock 17 semi-automatic pistols (pistolets semi-automatiques, PSA) for the French Armed Forces.

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Africa Air 

13 French Soldiers Killed in Mid-Air Helicopter Collision in Mali

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Airbus Helicopters H215M/ AS532 Cougar, Eurocopter Tiger, France, French Armed Forces, French Army, Helicopter, Mali

Thirteen French soldiers lost their lives when helicopters carrying them collided with each other at low altitude while supporting ground

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Americas Europe Land 

ECA Group Wins Contracts to Supply Cameleon LG Ground Robots to Canadian, French Armed Forces

October 10, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Cameleon LG UGV, Canada, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), ECA Group, France, French Armed Forces, Tactical ground robot, Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)

ECA Group recently won two contracts to supply its new-generation Cameleon LG ground robots to the Armed Forces of Canada

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Air Europe 

France’s DGA Receives First Batch of Novadem NX70 Micro-UAV Systems

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, Micro-UAV, Novadem, Novadem NX70, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

The French Defense Procurement Agency, DGA, took delivery of first batch of five Novadem NX70 micro-unmanned aerial vehicle, the agency

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Europe Space 

Thales Wins Contract to Build Ground Segment for French Armed Forces’ Syracuse 4 Satellite System

June 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, Military satellite, Syracuse 4, Syracuse satellite (France), Thales

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a major contract to design and build the ground segment for

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Air Europe 

Airbus Helicopters, France’s DGA Select Thales FlytX Avionics Suite for Future H160M Guépard Joint Light Helicopter

June 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Avionics, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, H160M Guépard, Helicopter, Thales, Thales FlytX Avionics Suite

Airbus Helicopters and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have selected the FlytX avionics suite for French Armed Forces’ future

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Europe Misc 

France Selects Thales, Sopra Steria to Expand Armed Forces’ Big Data Capabilities

May 28, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Armed Forces, Sopra Steria, Thales

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales and Sopra Steria the contract for the second phase of the

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Air Europe 

Airbus Helicopters Reveals Military Version of H160 Medium Twin Helicopter, H160M Guépard

May 27, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H160, France, French Armed Forces, H160M Guépard, Helicopter, Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger; HIL) France, Paris Air Show 2019

The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has revealed the full-scale mock-up of the military version of Airbus

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