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Falcon 6X Gains Momentum as VIP and Strategic Aircraft for Global Military Operators

Dassault’s long-range jet finds new roles in Ireland, Serbia, Ghana, and Belgium amid growing demand for multi-role government platforms

  
 

 

 
First French POM Offshore Patrol Vessel Arrives in Nouméa
• First French POM Offshore Patrol Vessel Arrives in Nouméa
— The first of the French Navy's six new Félix Éboué-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), also k....>>
 
France 30 FCAS fighters for nuclear carrier
• France 30 FCAS fighters for nuclear carrier
— France From 2038, the French navy’s second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is planned to be op....>>
 
French Air Force KC-130J Delivered
• French Air Force KC-130J Delivered
— The French Air Force (Armée de l’Air) welcomed its first KC-130J to Base Aérienne 123 Orléans-B....>>
 
Airbus and Ursa to continue partnership on use of radar satellite data
• Airbus and Ursa to continue partnership on use of radar satellite data
— Airbus Defence and Space will continue to provide access to its radar satellite data to Ursa Sp....>>
 
France qualifies Rafale F3-R standard

• France qualifies Rafale F3-R standard

  
 
MBDA to develop next-generation MICA missile • MBDA to develop next-generation MICA missile  
 
Airbus Delivered 471 Helicopters, Booked 402 New Orders in 2014
• Airbus Delivered 471 Helicopters, Booked 402 New Orders in 2014
— Airbus Helicopters has delivered 471 helicopters from the company’s civil, parapublic and milit....>>
 
France Expects 1st Batch of Reapers Soon
• France Expects 1st Batch of Reapers Soon
— France expects the US will soon approve the speedy shipment of two Reaper surveillance drones a....>>
 
Eurocopter delivers the first Tiger HAD version to the French DGA
• Eurocopter delivers the first Tiger HAD version to the French DGA
— Eurocopter’s first production Tiger helicopter in the HAD attack configuration was delivered to....>>
 
France ‘to buy US drones’
• France ‘to buy US drones’
— Paris is reportedly mulling the purchase of the US-made surveillance Reaper drones in a bid to ....>>
 
  France AIR FORCE NEWS ARCHIVES: News & Headlines
• France and Britain Make Progress with Two Out of Three UAVs (27.07.2012)
• Extensive French Rafale Upgrade Programme Begins (18.07.2012)
• CASSIDIAN’s Identification Systems Protect French Armed Forces (6.07.2012)
• French Navy Rafale Ditches (Pilot Ejects) At Sea (3.07.2012)
• French Army Orders Sperwer Drones, Upgrades More (11.06.2012)
• S-100 Drones Aboard the French Patrol Vessel L’Adroit (14.05.2012)
• France to Upgrade 10 Rafale-Ms to Latest F3 Standard (23.04.2012)
• Success of the 1,786th Launch of Soyuz (23.04.2012)
• French Navy NH90 Begins Trials on FREMM Frigate (10.03.2012)
• Thales to Adapt Recce Pod to French Mirage 2000Ds (23.02.2012)
• First A400M for the French Air Force Takes Shape In Seville (14.02.2012)
• First NH90 TTH in Final Operational Configuration delivered (31.01.2012)
• Neuron UCAV Officially Unveiled (27.01.2012)
• First updated Fennec returned to the French Air Force (12.01.2012)
• Thales equipment on board Rafale fleet (10.01.2012)
• Eurocopter claims EC175 is ‘exceeding operational targets’ (6.01.2012)
• Turkey, France Row May Jeopardize Missile Sale (23.12.2011)
• France begins taking delivery of eight additional Airbus Military CN235s (5.12.2011)
• Final Assembly Begins of First French Air Force A400M (25.11.2011)
• French Air Force Chief: Tankers Soon, but Anglo-French UAV Much Later (20.11.2011)
 
• France and Britain Make Progress with Two Out of Three UAVs (27.07.2012)
• Extensive French Rafale Upgrade Programme Begins (18.07.2012)
• CASSIDIAN’s Identification Systems Protect French Armed Forces (6.07.2012)
• French Navy Rafale Ditches (Pilot Ejects) At Sea (3.07.2012)
• French Army Orders Sperwer Drones, Upgrades More (11.06.2012)
• S-100 Drones Aboard the French Patrol Vessel L’Adroit (14.05.2012)
• France to Upgrade 10 Rafale-Ms to Latest F3 Standard (23.04.2012)
• Success of the 1,786th Launch of Soyuz (23.04.2012)
• French Navy NH90 Begins Trials on FREMM Frigate (10.03.2012)
• Thales to Adapt Recce Pod to French Mirage 2000Ds (23.02.2012)
• First A400M for the French Air Force Takes Shape In Seville (14.02.2012)
• First NH90 TTH in Final Operational Configuration delivered (31.01.2012)
• Neuron UCAV Officially Unveiled (27.01.2012)
• First updated Fennec returned to the French Air Force (12.01.2012)
• Thales equipment on board Rafale fleet (10.01.2012)
• Eurocopter claims EC175 is ‘exceeding operational targets’ (6.01.2012)
• Turkey, France Row May Jeopardize Missile Sale (23.12.2011)
• France begins taking delivery of eight additional Airbus Military CN235s (5.12.2011)
• Final Assembly Begins of First French Air Force A400M (25.11.2011)
• French Air Force Chief: Tankers Soon, but Anglo-French UAV Much Later (20.11.2011)
 
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• DCI wins maritime security project: CRIMSON
(1.03.2013)
DCI has been awarded with a European Union service contract worth of one million euro regarding maritime security. ...>>

• AASM zeroes in on moving targets and is proven on Rafale
(28.02.2013)
Sagem is ready to begin delivery of the AASM SBU-54 laser terminal guidance version of the Hammer weapon to the French Air Force pending administrative clearance by the DGA....>>

• Double First for French and British Fast Jet Pilots
(6.02.2013)
Two pilots, one from the RAF and one from the French Air Force, have achieved a ‘double first,’ by qualifying to fly each other’s current fast jet aircraft....>>

• French Enlist UK Airlift Support While Awaiting A400M
(25.01.2013)
Airbus Military still expects to deliver the first production A400M to the French Air Force in the second quarter. ...>>

• Dassault Delivers First Production Rafale with Thales AESA Radar
(3.10.2012)
The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) took delivery on October 2, 2012 of the first Rafale combat aircraft equipped with a production RBE2 active antenna radar. ...>>

• Operational Firing of an Exocet Missile from a Rafale M
(27.09.2012)
In the late afternoon of Sept. 20, a French navy Rafale M shipboard fighter launched an AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile AM39 in an operational context. ...>>

  




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