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News - French Ministry of Armed Forces
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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin Canada awarded $22.3m contract
30th March 2011
Building on its long-term partnership with the Canadian Army, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a five-year, C$22.3 million contract to provide support services for its …
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Defence Helicopter
AgustaWestland expands AW139 training capacity
30th March 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the next phase in its growth of AW139 global training and flight simulation capacity, in response to …
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Military Logistics
Lockheed Martin rolls out First special operations MC-130J Combat Shadow II
30th March 2011
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the US Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC) …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Sanswire unveils new unmanned airship 'Argus One'
29th March 2011
Sanswire Corp., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and related technologies, announced today that it has unveiled the Company's new UAV -- "Argus …
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Military Logistics
Boeing receives USAF contract for additional C-130 modernization kits
29th March 2011
Boeing today announced that it has been awarded a $31 million follow-on contract from the US Air Force for two more C-130 Avionics Modernization Program …
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Digital Battlespace
Cobham wins £18m contract for Eurofighter Tranche 3A Defensive Aids
29th March 2011
Cobham will provide Chaff and Flare Defensive Aids Systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet Tranche 3A programme, under a contract worth more than £18m …
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Defence Helicopter
Rotorsim to expand with purchase of AW139 full-flight simulator
29th March 2011
Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that it is expanding with the purchase from CAE's Military business …
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Defence Helicopter
Eurocopter agrees to buy Vector Aerospace
28th March 2011
Eurocopter is extending its North American footprint by signing an agreement with Vector Aerospace for the acquisition of the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company. …
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Defence Helicopter
Swedish Super Pumas head for Afghanistan
28th March 2011
The Swedish Armed Forces have flown their Super Puma transport helicopter into Afghanistan ready to begin operations on 1 April. Two Super Pumas, designated in …
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Digital Battlespace
Elbit Systems subsidiary awarded $9.6m contract by US Marine Corps
28th March 2011
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was awarded a $9.6 million contract by the United States Marine …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman submits Final proposal for NATO AGS
28th March 2011
An updated final proposal has been submitted by Northrop Grumman to the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Agency (NAGSMA) as part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance …
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Defence Helicopter
Multipurpose HELLFIRE II 'Romeo' strikes target, completes proof-of-principle flight tests
28th March 2011
The US Army's Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) Project Office and Lockheed Martin successfully fired a multipurpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II "Romeo" missile with a live …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon wins US Army operations and training services contract
28th March 2011
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has won a US Army Forces Command contract to provide an expedited process in …
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Land Warfare
ATK wins contract for XM25, Individual Semi-Automatic Airburst system
28th March 2011
ATK has received a $65.8 million Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract from the US Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier for its XM25, Individual …
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Digital Battlespace
Harris Corporation receives $11.7m order from US DoD
28th March 2011
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received an $11.7 million order to supply Falcon III multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular …
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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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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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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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. ...