The French Navy's Aquitaine-class frigate 'Alsace' is ready for deployment
The Aquitaine-class frigate Alsace has been declared operational by French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly.
France News
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
"We Will Take Positive Steps on SAMP/T," Erdoğan says
President Erdoğan declared at the G-20 Summit in Italy that Turkey will work with France and Italy to develop the SAMP/T Air Defence Missile System.
Defence Politics
Unmanned Systems
France Considers the TB2 UCAV as a heavy weapon
France objected to using the Turkish TB2 UCAV in Ukraine’s Donbas area, claiming it was a heavy weapon saying it was “concerned” due to TB2.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Greece Buys French Frigates
Greece prefers French ships to modernise its naval forces with Naval Group’s Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI)(the export designation Belh@rra®)
Navy / Maritime
France wants to sign the Greek Deal
France and Greece want to end the acquisition struggle with Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI)(the export designation Belh@rra®) and Gowind corvettes.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
French Reaction Caused Counter Reactions
French President Emmanuel Macron is furious about the cancelled Australian Submarine deal. His foreign minister calls the deal with the US “a betrayal”.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Macron is also furious at neutral Switzerland over the F-35 deal.
The trip to France by Federal President Guy Parmelin, which had been planned for six months, falls through the cracks. French President Emmanuel Macron does not want to meet with the Swiss President.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Paris summoned US and Australian Ambassadors Over Submarine Deal
French ambassadors to the United States and Australia have been summoned in response to a new agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia under which Australia will receive nuclear-powered submarine technology from the US and the UK.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Australia scraps $90 billion submarine deal for nuclear-powered ones
Australian government established a new submarine deal with UK and USA (AUKUS) and broke the one with France.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
French Navy’s Laser Weapon gets Prepared for 2022
French Navy is preparing to test the HELMA-P laser weapon system in 2020. The system has passed the trials on the ground recently.
Air
Bilateral Relations
HAF has officially received its first Dassault Rafale combat aircraft
Hellenic Air Force (HAF) received its first French Rafale F3R aircraft with a handover ceremony held at Istres Merignac Air Base.
Unmanned Systems
Thales’ UAS reaches over 100 km
Thales has completed the first flight of a half-scale prototype of its UAS 100 long-range unmanned air system.
Air
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
The teeth of the C295 Gunship are from Roketsan
An improved model of the gunsip aircraft, created from Airbus' C295 transport aircraft, was introduced in France.
Bilateral Relations
Mali: France Suspends Joint Military Operations Over Military Coup
Malian soldiers detained interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. They stripped them of their powers.
