France Wants to Exclude Defence Spending from EU Rules
With mounting security worries, France wants to support military expenditures, but it wants its defence spending insulated from the EU's economic policies.
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Investment
Defence Politics
Navy / Maritime
French Navy Tests FS Courbet Frigate Against Mines
French Navy has conducted water explosion tests on the La Fayette-class frigate FS Courbet (F712) to validate its integrity in the face of mine threats.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
France Will Not Block Türkiye’s Meteor Missile Procurement
French Minister of Armed Forces officially stated that France will not intervene in Türkiye’s Meteor missile acquisition, contrary to Greece’s expectations.
Bilateral Relations
France Keeps Greek PM Waiting after Diplomatic Row
Greece faces consequences of its anti-Turkish actions. The country follows an aggressive policy against its allies, but reciprocity works both ways.
Air
Greece Has a Hard Time to Find Customers for Mirage 2000-5
After France declined to buy 24 Mirage 2000-5s, Greece found it difficult to find new customers, impacting plans to finance further Rafale acquisitions.
Unmanned Systems
Greece Tests UAV Armed with French Laser-Guided Rockets
Greece-based SAS Tech announced the firing tests of its SARISA II armed quadcopter UAV, which was developed to launch 70 mm unguided/guided rockets.
Land
France Orders 530 Serval 4X4 Armoured Vehicles for its Army
France ordered 530 Serval armoured vehicles under the SCORPION programme to modernise its Army. The deal, worth over €1 billion, will end deliveries by 2031.
Weapon / Missile
MBDA Test-Fires AKERON LP ATGM For the First Time
Multi-national MBDA has announced the first test firing of the AKERON LP long-range anti-tank missile for attack helicopters in France and possibly others.
Air
Modernisation
Sensors
France Might Have to Upgrade Rafale’s Sensing Capabilities
A report from the French International Relations Center (IFRI) envisions an overhaul of the Rafale fighter’s sensor suite against stealth aircraft.
Air
UAE Receives First Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jet
The UAE announced the inauguration of the first Dassault Rafale F4 fighter jet. The jet will remain at Dassault’s Flight Test Center to perform flight tests.
Navy / Maritime
Air
French Navy’s Falcon 2000LXS MSA Takes Flight
The first new maritime surveillance aircraft of the French Navy was spotted during its takeoff from the Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport with its modifications.
Weapon / Missile
French Army Orders New Serval DSA SHORAD Vehicles
France has ordered the new Serval DSA 4x4 SHORAD vehicles to improve its ground-based short-range air defence capabilities.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Greece Protests France’s Potential Meteor Sale to Turkiye
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias has expressed opposition to the possible sale of Meteor missiles to Turkiye by a consortium including France.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Airbus and Navantia Initiate a Project to Deploy UAV on LHD
Airbus and Navantia have reached an agreement to investigate the integration of SIRTAP UAVs aboard the Spanish Navy’s Juan Carlos I multi-purpose LHD vessel.
