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News - French Ministry of Armed Forces
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Defence Notes
easyJet expanding at Gatwick
8th January 2010
easyJet intends to add three aircraft into London Gatwick from summer 2010, increasing the airline’s Gatwick-based fleet to 43 aircraft. This development comes in the …
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Defence Notes
Southwest Airlines reports December and full 2009 traffic
8th January 2010
Southwest Airlines has released its December 2009 traffic figures along with those for the whole of last year. The company flew 5,970,666,000 revenue passenger miles …
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Defence Notes
Colgan Air December and full-year 2009 traffic announced
8th January 2010
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has released capacity and operational results for its Colgan Air subsidiary for December 2009 and for the complete calendar year. Revenue passenger …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUSA Aviation 2010: Need for VTOL UAS' is urgent, say US commanders
8th January 2010
Operational experience in Afghanistan and Iraq is frequently highlighing the need for the fielding of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS), …
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA Aviation 2010: US Army Special Operations hunt for new aircraft
8th January 2010
The United States Army Special Operations Command is looking at a range of helicopter technologies as it searches for a new aircraft with the speed …
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Defence Notes
Pinnacle Airlines reports December and 2009 performance data
8th January 2010
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has released capacity and operational results for its Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. subsidiary for December 2009, plus the airline’s traffic figures for the …
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Defence Notes
Court Approval of First Day Motions for Mesa
8th January 2010
Mesa Air Group has received approval of all critical motions at its "first-day" hearing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of …
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Defence Notes
JetBlue reports December and full 2009 traffic
8th January 2010
JetBlue Airways has reported its traffic figures for December 2009 and for the whole of last year. In December, the airline increased revenue passenger miles …
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Defence Notes
December 2009 and full-year traffic announced by Republic Airways
8th January 2010
Republic Airways Holdings has reported its preliminary passenger traffic results for December 2009 and for the complete calendar year. The company generated 1,663,649,000 revenue passenger …
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Defence Notes
WestJet reports December 2009 and full-year traffic data
8th January 2010
WestJet has announced its traffic results for December 2009 – with a record load factor for the month of 81.7% – plus full-year figures. Revenue …
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA Aviation 2010: CIRCM programme moving ahead
8th January 2010
The US Army is on the verge of releasing a request for proposals (RfP) for a new directed infrared countermeasures system to defend helicopters against …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout demonstrates interoperability with the army's One System Remote Video Terminal
8th January 2010
A Northrop Grumman land-based MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System, designated P7, successfully demonstrated interoperability with the Army's One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) …
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Defence Helicopter
Danish Fennecs make the most of the snow
8th January 2010
Fennec helicopter crews in Denmark have been practicing flight operations in the snow. The crews from 724 Squadron are preparing used the snow to practice …
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Defence Helicopter
Busy week for RAF and Navy Search and Rescue teams
8th January 2010
Royal Navy and RAF Search and Rescue crews have had a busy start to 2010 with their Sea King helicopter crews responding to various call-outs …
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Military Logistics
India submits letter of request for potential Boeing C-17 order
8th January 2010
The Boeing Company announced today that the US government has received a Letter of Request from India's Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Indian Air …
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. ...