Tag: French Air Force

The MQ-9 Reaper has become a ‘must have’ capability among Europe’s armed forces looking for a weapon capable UAV. The conflict in Ukraine has spurred...

It is 35 years since the Dassault Rafale first took off from Istres Airbase in France, on 4 July 1986. France was originally a...

The French Air and Space Force will retire its two C-160G SIGINT planes next year. Will this cause a shortfall in strategic/operational SIGINT collection? Both...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has received a contract to provide the French Air force with five MQ-9 Block 5 unmanned aerial vehicles. The contract,...

French electronic warfare modernisation takes another step forward for all three services with the procurement of the SYMMETRY SIGINT system. The news that the French...

Published in the February/March 2021 Issue - Decisions by Canada, Finland and Switzerland over which new fighter they will select to replace their existing...

Published in the December 2020/January 2021 issue - As space operations are increasingly under threat, the United Kingdom is joining the United Space in...

New French Air Force helicopters supporting the air interception of low and slow air targets will have their mission assisted by new radar technology. The...

On 31st July the Armée de l’Air (ADLA/French Air Force) took delivery of the first of eight Beechcraft King Air-350 Vader turboprops configured for...

A new work is published examining the French nuclear deterrent written by one of the country’s leading military experts. The defence analyst and military historian...