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News - French Ministry of Armed Forces
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Land Warfare
Supacat delivers REDFIN 1B prototype to ADF
14th December 2012
Supacat has announced that it has delivered a prototype of its new special operations vehicle to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for the Special Operations …
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems to maintain US Navy trainer aircraft
13th December 2012
BAE Systems will maintain and service trainer aircraft in the US Navy’s inventory following the selection of the company for a $400 million, five year …
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Land Warfare
Saab announces new RBS15 Mk3 order
13th December 2012
Saab has announced that it has received an order from its German partner DBD for the surface-to-surface missile RBS15 Mk3. The order, worth SEK 615 …
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Land Warfare
ATK wins USMC 120mm mortar system contract
13th December 2012
ATK will develop a solution to meet the US Marine Corps’ (USMC) requirement for a rifled, 120mm, Precision Extended Range Mortar (PERM) under a new …
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Defence Helicopter
Unmanned Little Bird flies for Republic of Korea Army
13th December 2012
Boeing has announced that on 13 December it conducted a demonstration of its Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) demonstrator aircraft to showcase the unmanned aircraft technology …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
NAC UAV facilities expanded
12th December 2012
West Wales Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport have formed a partnership that will supply the UK Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry with additional capacity for …
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Military Logistics
Nordic cooperation on air transport intensifies
12th December 2012
The Nordic defence ministers have signed a letter of intent to promote future collaboration on air transportation, it has emerged. Increased concerted effort on tactical …
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Land Warfare
US DLA orders BAE Systems tactical vests
11th December 2012
BAE Systems will produce tactical vests equipped with body armour for the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) under a $35 million order announced on 10 …
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Military Logistics
New C-17 Globemaster III delivered to Qatar
11th December 2012
Boeing has delivered a new C-17 Globemaster III destined for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) as part of an agreement between the Qatar and …
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Land Warfare
Thales delivers Talisman training system
11th December 2012
Thales UK has delivered an interactive training solution, the Thales Talisman Training System (T3S), to UK forces preparing to use the Talisman system in support …
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Defence Helicopter
ATK wins AAR-47 production contract
11th December 2012
ATK has announced that it has received a production contract from the US Navy for the manufacturing of the AAR-47 Missile Warning System. The $48-million …
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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin, UK university team for AV protection
11th December 2012
Lockheed Martin UK has partnered with research engineers at the University of Surrey to look into new lighter-weight methods of improving the protection and survivability …
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems wins £1.2 billion for fourth Astute submarine
10th December 2012
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth £1.2bn for Audacious, the fourth submarine in the Astute class. …
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Digital Battlespace
Saab Sensis makes progress on German HADR upgrade
10th December 2012
Saab Sensis has announced that it has successfully completed Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) of the hardware modernisation programme currently being carried out on four Hughes …
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Military Logistics
A400M completes F&R flight-test phase
10th December 2012
Airbus Military has announced that the A400M airlifter has successfully completed 300 hours of Function & Reliability (F&R) flight-testing, marking an important milestone of the …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - multirole
Joint Light Helicopter (HIL) Programme
Programme BackgroundThe French Ministry of the Armed Forces has elected to bring the launch of the French Armed Forces’ HIL programme forward to 2021. The ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - mini
Micro & Mini Drones (France)
Programme Background RequirementOn 23 April 2021, an RfP was published by the Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé) to supply around 500 micro and nano drones for the ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT (13-15) [France]
In June 2020, The French government has pledged to buy new military heavy-lift helicopters and accelerate plans for naval drone, ISTAR and tanker aircraft programmes as ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
NH90 Special Forces (France)
Programme Background In French service, advanced H225M Caracals with aerial refuelling capabilities are used by SOF units of the French Air Force (FAF) and French ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 300 [France]
Programme Background Plans to Purchase At Eurosatory 2022, Col. Arnaud Goujon, the French Army's chief of plans, told the media that the French Army was ...
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OPVs
OPV 58 S [Senegal]
Programme Background Senegal ordered three OPV 58 S patrol vessels on 17 November 2019. A procurement contract was signed between the Ministry of Armed Forces ...
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Loitering munitions
Larinae [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement ...
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Loitering munitions
Colibri [France]
Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Tactical Drone System Light (SDTL) [France]
Programme Background The French 2024-2030 military programme unveiled the SDTL for the special forces and the French Army. According to reports, the requirement would cover 30 ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
H225M - France
Programme Background In April 2021, the French government signed a deal for the purchase of eight H225M Airbus helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of SA330 ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Parrot Anafi - Announced Units (France)
Programme Background Requriment In February 2020, the French DGA procurement agency released a tender calling for a quadcopter micro UAS to equip all branches of ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Submarines Procurement Programme [Romania]
Programme Background Requirements Since 2014, Romania has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. One ...
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Maritime patrol
AVSIMAR (France)
Programme Background In November 2018, the French MoD announced that it awarded a contract for the detailed definition study of the future surveillance and maritime ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Tactical Drone System (SDT) [France]
Programme Background Tactical Drone System (SDT) programme The French Army launched the SDT programme to replace the Sagem (now Safran) Sperwer Intermediate Tactical Drone System ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
SNLE 3G [France]
Programme Background Requirements Included in the 2019-2025 Military Plan Law is the replacement of the four Le Triomphant-class SSBNs with four third-generation SSBNs (SNLE 3G) beginning ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Counter-UAS systems
Boreades
Boreades is a modular anti-UAV system developed by CS. This suite combines multi-sensors and multi-effectors in order to enable the detection, identification and neutralisation of rogue ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
UAS 100
The UAS 100 is an autonomous, three-engined platform, modular UAS manufactured by Thales in partnership with Issoire Aviation, Hionos and with the support of the ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
ASTER-30
The ASTER-30 is a vertically launched surface-to-air missile. It is produced by Eurosam, a joint venture between MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and the Thales Group. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Lanner
Unveiled at Eurosatory 2024, the Lenner is a modified variant of the Pengion C VTOL drone, specifically modified to meet the SDTL (Light Tactical Drone System) program ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Piorun
In 20 December 2016, the Polish Ministry of National Defence awarded MESKO a $220 million contract to supply the Piorun short-range MANPADS to replace the ...
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Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole, Military helicopters - scout/light attack
H160M
Airbus is developing the H160M to meet the requirements of the French military for the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, or HIL) programme. It ...
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Land: handheld NV devices
O-NYX
The Thales O-NYX is a Ultra-Compact Night Vision Goggle used by the French armed forces. They have an enlarged field of vision to 51° compared ...
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Pistols
Glock Pistol
The Glock family of pistols have been in widespread service since the Glock 17 was selected for Austrian military and police service in 1982. The company's ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers
TDS-FA/-TA/-H
Thales’ TDS family is comprised of Radar Warning Receivers (RWRs) designed to equip a range of fixed-wing aircraft. The product series includes the TDS-FA designed ...
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Swimmer delivery vehicles
Kapal Selam Mini
The PT Palindo Marine mini-submarine concept was first unveiled to the market at the Indo Defence exhibition in 2016 as part of a wider plan ...
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Trapper VT4
A militarised version of the commercial Ford Everest 4x4 sports utility vehicle, the Trapper VT4 light all-terrain vehicle has been selected as the French Army's ...
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Major networking projects
COMCEPT
In February 2013, the French DGA defence procurement agency awarded Astrium (now Airbus Defence & Space), and its partner ACTIA Sodielec (now ACTIA Telecom), a ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
NMD
The NMD is a multirotor drone from Taharqa Technologies. The drone has been developed for the armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is due to ...
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Pistols
SFP9-SF
The SFP9 striker-fired pistol is a fully pre-cocked system with a single-action trigger. The SFP9-SF is the SOF version with a short-trigger-travel of 6mm. Patented ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Mistral missile
MISTRAL is a man-portable, fully digital, heat-seeking missile designed to meet the requirements of all branches of the armed forces to defend against air threats. ...