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News - French Ministry of Armed Forces
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Digital Battlespace
Eurosatory 2012: Raytheon to extend BMS with social media capability
11th June 2012
Raytheon BBN Technologies is seeking to expand the capability of its Broadcast Monitoring System (BMS) by allowing it to exploit social media, company officials have …
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Digital Battlespace
Eurosatory 2012: Elbit extends terrain dominance capabilities
11th June 2012
Elbit Systems has launched a range of interoperable terrain dominance systems to add to its array of C4I offerings. At Eurosatory in Paris, France, the …
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Defence Notes
Eurosatory 2012: DCI looks at market opportunities
11th June 2012
France's Défense Conseil International (DCI) is continuing to look for opportunities to expand its business according to the company's DEO, Jean Louis Rotrubin. 'Our aim …
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Military Logistics
Eurosatory 2012: Ecuador signs up for SWORD simulation
11th June 2012
The Ecuadorian Army has signed up to use MASA Group's SWORD simulation programme as part of its Centre for Simulated Tactical Operational Training (CEOTAS). Announced …
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Digital Battlespace
Eurosatory 2012: European customer orders IAI Tamam GTADS sensor package
11th June 2012
IAI Tamam has announced that it has received an order from an undisclosed European customer for its Ground Target Acquisition and Designation System (GTADS) sensor …
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Land Warfare
Textron selected for Canadian TAPV programme
11th June 2012
Textron Systems has announced that it has been selected by the Canadian government for the Canadian Forces Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) programme. The contract, …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2012: ATK advances alternative warhead design
11th June 2012
Following selection by the US Army for its Lethality Enhanced Ordnance (LEO) design, ATK is pitching the warhead to other users of the Guided Multiple …
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Military Logistics
Norway seeks C-130J-30 aircraft
11th June 2012
The government of Norway has requested 2 C-130J-30 United States Air Force (USAF) baseline aircraft from the US government under a possible foreign military sale …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2012: GDELS launches 6x6 version of the Eagle
11th June 2012
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has unveiled a 6x6 variant of its Eagle light tactical vehicle at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris on 11 …
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Digital Battlespace
Eurosatory 2012: Thales plugs battlefield communication gaps
11th June 2012
Thales is enhancing its battlefield communication solutions at the tactical level with the introduction of a transverse waveform capability called GeoMux, allowing warfighters at every …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2012: Jenoptik unveils new rangefinder
11th June 2012
Jenoptik has used the opening of the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris to launch a new laser rangefinder, which combines a high resolution thermal imager with …
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Defence Helicopter
Upgraded OH-58D Kiowa Warrior delivered
11th June 2012
The US Army has delivered the first OH-58D Kiowa Warrior upgraded under the Wartime Replacement Aircraft (WRA) programme at a ceremony at Corpus Christi Army …
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Military Logistics
DynCorp wins new support contract
8th June 2012
DynCorp has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command-Pacific to provide operations support services to Joint Special Operations …
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Land Warfare
KVH announces TACNAV order
8th June 2012
KVH has announced that it has received an order from the Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian National Guard to modernise its military vehicles. The …
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Digital Battlespace
Eurosatory 2012: IAI Taman launches Peripheral Situational Awareness System (O-PAS)
8th June 2012
IAI Tamam has launched the Optical Peripheral Situational Awareness System (O-PAS) at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris. The O-PAS is an automatic detection, classification and …
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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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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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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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. ...