France’s Power Erodes at Another Former Colony: Chad
Chad ends France’s military presence in the country, and France notes the decision without further reaction.
France News
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Unmanned Systems
Hellenic Army’s Patroller UAV Conducts First Test Flight
Greece introduces a French Safran-made Patroller UAV to conduct ISR missions in Thrace and the Aegean Sea. The UAV conducted its first test flight last week.
Navy / Maritime
Argentina is set to acquire French Scorpene Submarines
Argentina has officially initiated negotiations with the French shipyard Naval Group regarding purchasing Scorpene submarines after signing a LoI.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
FS Courbet Visits Turkiye to Improve Bilateral Relations
The Turkish Defence Ministry declared that the French frigate FS Courbet F 712, which increased tensions with Turkiye in 2020, visited Istanbul.
Country
French Thales Under Investigation for Corruption
French Thales Under Investigation for Corruption. The UK Corruption Bureau is cooperating with the French Parquet National Financier on this inquiry.
Weapon / Missile
France Promotes SAMP/T to Greece
Thales and MBDA of France, operating through their joint venture EUROSAM, are intensifying their efforts to sell the SAMP/T air defense system to Greece.
Weapon / Missile
France Evaluates HATSAN BTS 12 Shotgun for C-UAS
French defence news platform Forcesoperations reported that the French Army will test HATSAN’s BTS 12 semi-auto bullpup shotgun.
Land
Air
Logistics
Country
Unmanned Systems
Croatian Budget for TB2, Leopard 2A8 and Rafale Maintenance
The Croatian government adopted the Defence Ministry’s 2025 budget to procure TB2 Armed UAVs, Leopard 2A8 MBTs, and maintain the Rafale jet.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Airbus Shows VSR700 Rotor Blade UAV With Payloads
During Euronaval 2024, Airbus displayed its new rotor UAV VSR700 with sonobuoys and a Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) pod.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Marine Tech Reveals UUV/USV Hybrid in Euronaval 2024
French firm Marine Tech unveiled its hybrid unmanned vessel that can operate as a USV or UUV with a hydrodynamically efficient form.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN Shows GÖKSUR PDMS in Vertical Launch Configuration
During Euronaval 2024, ASELSAN displayed GÖKSUR 100-N VLS PDMS with vertical launch cells along with turreted launcher as the third variant.
Expo and Air Show
Deputy MOD Heybet Visits Turkish Companies at Euronaval
Deputy MOD Heybet visited ASFAT and other Turkish companies at Euronaval, which was held in Paris, France.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
MBDA Presents New Generation AShM at Euronaval
The new generation anti-ship missile, Teseo MK2/E, has completed its first firing test. MBDA presents the missile at Euronaval, which is held in Paris.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ROKETSAN's MİDLAS VLS Being Prepared for Different Needs
During Euronaval 2024, ROKETSAN Launcher Systems Manager Mustafa Özdemir talked about versions of MİDLAS VLS being developed for different needs.
