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MBDA to Develop the ASN4G Nuclear Hypersonic Cruise Missile
Air Weapon / Missile Regional / Strategy

MBDA to Develop the ASN4G Nuclear Hypersonic Cruise Missile

DGA announced a framework contract with MBDA to develop France’s successor to the ASMP supersonic nuclear cruise missile, the ASN4G hypersonic cruise missile.

DGA and MBDA Ink Deal for One-Way Effector Kamikaze UAV
Air Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

DGA and MBDA Ink Deal for One-Way Effector Kamikaze UAV

DGA and MBDA have signed a deal for the development and production of the One-Way Effector turbojet-powered kamikaze UAV as a low-cost saturation weapon.

Rafale F5 to Carry 18 Smart Cruiser Missiles for SEAD
Air

Rafale F5 to Carry 18 Smart Cruiser Missiles for SEAD

Rafale F5 restores France’s long-lost SEAD role with 18 Smart Cruiser missiles, bridging a post-Cold War gap in suppressing advanced enemy air defences.

France Conducts First Live Test of MBDA’s MICA NG Missile
Air Weapon / Missile

France Conducts First Live Test of MBDA’s MICA NG Missile

The French Air and Space Force has successfully fired the new MICA NG missile from a Rafale fighter jet. France’s defence procurement agency confirmed the test.

France Orders 530 Serval 4X4 Armoured Vehicles for its Army
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.

Babcock Takes Part in the Training of French Cadets
Air Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

Babcock Takes Part in the Training of French Cadets

Babcock and DGA have signed a 17-year deal to assist in the training of pilots for the French Navy, Air Forces, and Space Forces with PC-7 MkX Pilatus trainers.

DGA Prepares for Rafale F5 with MUM-T Capacity
Air Unmanned Systems

DGA Prepares for Rafale F5 with MUM-T Capacity

French Armament Agency DGA wants to have Rafale F5, which will cooperate with a stealth Unmanned System.

UNAC Presents MUM-T with Rider UGV at Eurosatory
Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

UNAC Presents MUM-T with Rider UGV at Eurosatory

French vehicle manufacturer UNAC presented its RIDER UGV as part of a manned-unmanned teaming concept by employing a UGV to support an infantry section.

French DGA Tests a New Infrared Optic for the Rafale F4.2
Air Sensors

French DGA Tests a New Infrared Optic for the Rafale F4.2

French Defence Procurement Agency announced that it had just declared the qualification of the Rafale F4.1.

France Acquires Eight NH90 SF Helicopters
Air

France Acquires Eight NH90 SF Helicopters

France will acquire eight additional NH90 SF helicopters for the French Special Operations Forces.

DGA Tests TALIOS Optronic Pods on an MLU Mirage 2000D RMV
Air

DGA Tests TALIOS Optronic Pods on an MLU Mirage 2000D RMV

French Procurement Agency DGA tested TALIOS multifunction optronic pods on an Upgraded Mirage 2000D aircraft.

France Renews its Fleet with Rafale F4
Air

France Renews its Fleet with Rafale F4

The French Air and Space Force will receive 42 new Rafale F4s as it sells second-hand Rafale F3s to Greece and Croatia.

France has Test-fired M51.3 SLBM
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

France has Test-fired M51.3 SLBM

France tested the new version of its SLBM, the M51.3. The submarine-launched missile is known for its thermonuclear warhead capacity.

France Launches Mach 5 Hypersonic Fighter Jet Espadon
Air Expo and Air Show

France Launches Mach 5 Hypersonic Fighter Jet Espadon

French Aerospace Lab Onera has unveiled at Paris Air Show 2023 a concept for France's future hypersonic fighter jet, Espadon.

France Invests in The Tank-Hunting UAV Project, Larinae
Ammunition Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

France Invests in The Tank-Hunting UAV Project, Larinae

The French Defence Innovation Agency (AID) has approved a remotely operated munition project Larinae for opportunity targets.

France In Search of Portable Loitering Munition Solution
Ammunition Unmanned Systems

France In Search of Portable Loitering Munition Solution

France wants to develop loitering munitions for its units in the field. The French Defence Procurement Agency opens a tender for it.