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News - French Ministry of Armed Forces
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Uncrewed Vehicles
FIDAE 2010: Rafael UAVs assisting in earthquake effort
26th March 2010
Aeronautics and Rafael are working together to help Chilean earthquake humanitarian effort. The companies have loaned two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Chilean Air …
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Defence Helicopter
FIDAE 2010: Sikorsky pushes Black Hawk in South America
26th March 2010
Sikorsky's decision to open a Black Hawk training facility in South America underlines the importance of the product to the region, according to the company. …
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Military Logistics
Honeywell Technology wins $51 million contract with US Navy
26th March 2010
Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) announced today that it has been awarded a $51 million, five-year contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division …
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Land Warfare
Northrop Grumman awarded US Army Joint Fires training contract
26th March 2010
Northrop Grumman Corporation, as part of a team, has been awarded a contract by the US Army to provide training development, instruction and analysis to …
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Military Logistics
Aussie Hercs clock 20,000 operational hours
25th March 2010
Air Force's airborne workhorse, the C-130 Hercules, has just exceeded 20,000 flying hours supporting Australian and Coalition troops in the Middle East. The significant milestone …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Innocon's Micro-Falcon UAV highly successful with Controp's new STAMP payload onboard
25th March 2010
Innocon, designing and manufacturing a wide range of innovative and unique UAVs, announced successful conclusion of flight tests for its lightest UAV, Micro Falcon, featuring …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman's J.B. "Gib" Godwin proposes new, holistic, cyber-assurance paradigm: "Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Dominance"
25th March 2010
Speaking to attendees at the American Institute of Engineers Cybersecurity Conference East yesterday, Northrop Grumman Corporation's J.B. "Gib" Godwin, vice president for cybersecurity and systems …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Aerospace Services to establish Black Hawk helicopter training center For Latin America
24th March 2010
Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today an agreement with the Colombian Ministry of Defense to establish an S-70 Black Hawk Helicopter Training Facility at the Colombian …
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Digital Battlespace
Harris Corporation receives $73 million order from US Marine Corps for Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Multiband Manpack Radio Systems
24th March 2010
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $73 million order from the US Marine Corps for Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband …
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Defence Helicopter
US Naval test pilot school UH-72A Lakotas have arrived
24th March 2010
Capt. Thomas Huff, Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic (center left) and Lt. Col. Roger Cordell, Commander, US Naval Test Pilot School (center right), pose with …
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Military Logistics
USAF pilots' training continues on the G.222s refurbished by Alenia Aeronautica
24th March 2010
The skies of Naples-Capodichino are showing these days the training of USAF's (United States Air Force) personnel on the fourth G.222 aircraft for the reconstituted …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Curtiss-Wright awarded $25 million contract from Northrop Grumman
24th March 2010
Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has received a contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide the Advanced Mission Management System (AMMS) for the Broad …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Image intelligence rides on UAV expansion
24th March 2010
The Swedish based innovation firm Imint sees market upswing and expands its executive management team with two senior business professionals. Imint originates from image processing …
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Defence Helicopter
FIDAE 2010: New LEAP for light attack helicopters
24th March 2010
Elbit Systems and ATK are working on a joint programme to provide a lightweight low-cost armament package for light helicopters. The system, called the Light …
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Military Logistics
FIDAE 2010: Lockheed Martin hopeful of C-130J sale to Chile
24th March 2010
Lockheed Martin says it is hopeful of a C-130J sale to the Chilean Air Force. Lockheed Martin director of international business development in the Americas, …
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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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 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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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. ...