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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

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.

Americas Misc

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

Europe Land

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

Europe Land

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

Africa Land

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

Europe Land

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

Air Europe

Thales Alenia Space to Conduct Concept Study for Using Stratobus Type Platform to Meet French Army Operational Needs

January 9, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Army, Stratobus, Thales, Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space and Thales have signed a contract with the French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction générale de l’armement)

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

Air Europe

Airbus Helicopters, Heli-Union Sign Global Support Contract for French Armed Forces’ Cougar and Caracal Helicopters

November 25, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H215M/ AS532 Cougar, Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal, Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé) France, France, French Air Force, French Army, Heli-Union

Airbus Helicopters and its partner Heli-Union have signed a global support contract for the Cougar and Caracal helicopters in service

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