French Army

Misc Africa 

French Soldier Killed in Combat Action in Mali

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments France, French Army, French Foreign Legion (FFL), Mali, Operation Barkhane

A French soldier was killed in combat action in Mali while supporting Operation Barkhane, the French Army said in a

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Misc Africa 

French Foreign Legion Soldier Dies of Injuries from IED Explosion in Mali

May 2, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, French Army, French Foreign Legion (FFL), Improvised explosive device (IED), Mali, Operation Barkhane

A French Foreign Legion Soldier succumbed to his injuries sustained in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Mali while

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Air Europe 

French Army Cougar Helicopter Crashes Killing Two

April 16, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Airbus Helicopters H215M/ AS532 Cougar, Eurocopter AS532 Cougar, France, French Army, French Army Light Aviation, Helicopter

A Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopter operated by the French Army crashed north of Tarbes in the vicinity of Bouilh-Devant in

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Misc Africa 

French Soldier Dies in Burkina Faso

February 17, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Burkina Faso, France, French Army, Operation Barkhane

A French soldier has died while on operations as part of Operation Barkhane in Burkina Faso, the French Ministry of

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Air Europe 

French Army Takes Delivery of Final Tiger HAD Attack Helicopter

February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Attack helicopter, Eurocopter Tiger, France, French Army, Helicopter, Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), Tiger HAD

The French Army took delivery of the final Tiger HAD attack helicopter during a ceremony in Marignane, France on Feb.

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Misc Americas 

French Army Takes Delivery of First O-NYX Night Vision Goggles

February 2, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, French Army, Night vision goggles (NVG), Thales O-NYX

The French Army’s 21st Marine Infantry Regiment (21e RIMa) at Fréjus took delivery of the first O-NYX night vision goggles

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Land Europe 

France’s DGA Receives First Five Nerva-LG Micro-Robots Ordered Under Scorpion Program

January 24, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Army, French Army Technical Section (STAT), Nexter NERVA UGV, Tactical ground robot, Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)

The French defense procurement agency, DGA received the first five Nexter Nerva-LG extended recognition micro-robots ordered under the Scorpion program

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Land Europe 

DGA Awards MEPAC Contract for VBMR Griffon Mounted Mortar Systems

January 24, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armoured Vehicle, Arquus, EBMR Scorpion program, France, French Army, Mortar, Mortar carrier, Nexter Systems, Thales, Thales 120mm 2R2M mortar, VBMR Griffon

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) awarded the MEPAC contract to the Nexter-Arquus-Thales consortium to deliver VBMR Griffon mounted mortar

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Land Africa 

French Military CaRaPACE Tanker Truck Hit by IED Explosion in Mali, Two Injured

January 23, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, French Army, Improvised explosive device (IED), Mali, Operation Barkhane, Scania CaRaPACE, Tanker truck

A French military CaRaPACE tanker truck was damaged by the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) about ten kilometers

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Land Europe 

French Army Takes Delivery of 92nd VBMR Griffon Multi-Role Armored Vehicle

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armoured personnel carrier (APC), Armoured Vehicle, Arquus, EBMR Scorpion program, France, French Army, Nexter Systems, Thales, VBMR Griffon

The EBMR consortium, consisting of Nexter, Arquus and Thales, delivered the 92nd VBMR Griffon multi-role armored vehicle to the French

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