Dassault Aviation has inaugurated its new production facility in Cergy, northwest of Paris, at a ceremony led by Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier alongside employees.
German media, citing sources within the federal administration in Berlin, reported that the government is considering withdrawing from cooperation with France in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.
The French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has awarded ArianeGroup the contract to design and produce the fourth version of the M51 strategic ballistic missile, the M51.4.
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered the development of a high-power laser weapon demonstrator named SYDERAL (Système Laser de Défense de Nouvelle Génération, New Generation Laser Defence System).
India is preparing to advance a government-to-government proposal to acquire 114 additional Rafale fighter jets under its Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) programme,
France’s defence procurement agency, the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), has announced the successful first flight of the aircraft developed under the Archange programme.
Airbus Helicopters has launched flight-testing of its new H160M Guépard military helicopter, developed for the French Armed Forces under the Joint Light Helicopter programme.
The contract for the delivery of two Scorpène Evolved submarines, to be built in Indonesia by PT PAL with full technology transfer from Naval Group, officially entered into force on 23 July 2025.
The Czech Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to French defence firm KNDS over the continued failure of its CAESAR 8×8 self-propelled howitzers to meet agreed performance criteria.
MBDA underlined that this strengthened partnership under the Entente Industrielle model reaffirms the company’s founding vision.
The UK and France have agreed to increase defence collaboration through a renewed strategic partnership, pledging to order more Storm Shadow cruise missiles and accelerate work on their replacement.
On 23 June, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and the French Air Force successfully launched two MICA IR missiles from a Rafale and a Mirage 2000 to neutralise balloon targets.
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