Air Force
RAF Typhoons join a French nuclear air exercise for the first time as UK and France deepen deterrence ties
RAF Typhoon fighters flew alongside French Rafale jets in Exercise Rummy on 20-21 October, the first time British aircraft have…
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Cyprus
EUNOMIA 7-26 concludes: Greece, Cyprus, France and Italy complete a quadripartite air-naval exercise
The seventh EUNOMIA exercise ran from October 16 to 22 in the Eastern Mediterranean, with Italy in overall coordination. Turkey…
Europe
Eight foreign ministers meet in Istanbul: no new attack on Iran, “unimpeded passage” through Hormuz
Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, Germany, France, the UK and Italy met in Istanbul and called for…
Air Force
Rafale and Typhoon on a joint nuclear strike mission: first exercise of France’s Strategic Air Forces with the RAF
France’s Strategic Air Forces and the UK’s Royal Air Force carried out their first joint air exercise with a nuclear…
Europe
France orders four more SAMP/T NG air-defence systems, bringing the French Air and Space Force to 12
France’s defence procurement agency DGA ordered four more SAMP/T NG air-defence systems through OCCAR from Eurosam, bringing the French Air…
Cyprus
Cyprus National Guard: officers at the French Cavalry School for the EBRC Jaguar – next stop the RICM
Armoured officers of the Cyprus National Guard visited the French Army’s Cavalry School at Saumur, where they were briefed on…
Defense Industry
Naval Group and Sweden’s Marine Technology Center sign naval research agreement in Stockholm
Naval Group and the Marine Technology Center of Sweden signed a memorandum on 12 October covering communications, autonomous systems, seabed…
Air Force
France goes it alone on the Rafale’s successor – after the FCAS collapse comes the “ACF”
France will develop the successor to the Rafale at national level after the collapse of the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS programme. The…
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Greece–France: the strategic alliance and the official offer of Blacksword Barracuda submarines
From Rafale jets and FDI frigates to crises in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece and France have built…
Europe
France is studying keeping the Charles de Gaulle beyond 2038, as the Navy chief discusses France Libre and the FDI’s performance
Navy chief Adm. Christophe Cluzel told the National Assembly that France is studying whether the Charles de Gaulle can sail…
Middle East & North Africa
Australia, Canada, France and the UK regret postponement of Palestinian elections to September 2027
Four foreign ministers urge the Palestinian Authority to reconsider the delay of legislative and presidential elections, and call on Israel…
Europe
France begins deploying forces to protect Saudi oil facilities at Yanbu, the foreign ministry says
France has begun implementing the operational elements of its agreement with Saudi Arabia to protect oil facilities at Yanbu, the…