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News - French Ministry of Armed Forces

  • Defence Helicopter

    Bell Boeing submits V-22 Osprey MYP II proposal

    5th August 2011

    The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company and Bell Helicopter - Textron, announced today that it has submitted its proposal …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    ASV wins UK MOD contract

    4th August 2011

    ASV Ltd. has recently been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) for the Provision of Remote …

  • Military Logistics

    Ghana orders two Airbus Military C295 aircraft

    4th August 2011

    The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Ghana has signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of two C295 aircraft. The aircraft …

  • Land Warfare

    BAE Systems wins $108.4m for recovery vehicles

    4th August 2011

    BAE Systems was recently awarded a contract modification for $108.4 million to provide 45 M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Evacuation System (HERCULES) vehicles and …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Thales wins award for AN/ PRC-154 Rifleman Radio

    4th August 2011

    Thales Communications, Inc. announces the award by prime contractor General Dynamics C4 Systems for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radio. Developed …

  • Military Logistics

    Cobham wins US $227m in MDA task orders

    4th August 2011

    SPARTA, Inc. doing business as Cobham Analytic Solutions has been awarded nine task orders supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) totaling $227M in value over …

  • Land Warfare

    Oshkosh to deliver more FMTVs to US Army

    3rd August 2011

    Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver nearly 7,000 additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers to the US Army …

  • Land Warfare

    General Dynamics to supply 33 LAV-A2s to USMC

    3rd August 2011

    General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has been awarded a $42 million contract to produce 33 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-A2) in various configurations for the United States …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Transaero, ITT sign NVG distribution agreement

    3rd August 2011

    Transaero Inc. and ITT Corporation are pleased to announce the signing of a domestic distributor agreement on July 22, 2011. Through this agreement, Transaero will …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DRS Technologies awarded US Army IDIQ contract

    3rd August 2011

    DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced that its Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Group has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, …

  • Military Logistics

    SAIC wins contract for US Army Materiel Command

    3rd August 2011

    Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a follow-on contract by the US Army Materiel Command (AMC) to provide ammunition operations and …

  • Military Logistics

    Jacobs to support US Army Program Manager HBCT

    3rd August 2011

    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command in Warren, Mich. …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Premier Electronics unveils Golan thermal imager

    2nd August 2011

    GOLAN is a new ruggedized thermal imager with a high sensitivity uncooled microbolometer in 640X480 format 17µm detector pitch. It is available with a powerful …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Roke launches advanced UAV Moving Target Indicator

    2nd August 2011

    Roke Manor Research today launches VTA (Visual Target Analysis), the first moving target indicator system which immediately tracks and maps vehicle and personnel movement within …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Collective applause as ADF pilots fly GrandNew helicopter

    2nd August 2011

    Nowra, NSW "It was fantastic!" - that was the verdict of highly-experienced Australian Defence Force pilots who took the controls of the GrandNew helicopter at …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    NH90 TTH [France]

    Background In 2001, the French government made its first purchase of 34 NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters, followed by a second order in 2013 for an ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    Joint Light Helicopter (HIL) programme [France]

    Background The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has elected to bring the launch of the French Armed Forces’ HIL programme forward to 2021. The ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - mini

    Micro & Mini Drones (France)

    Programme Background RequirementOn 23 April 2021, an RfP was published by the Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé) to supply around 500 micro and nano drones for the ...

  • Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

    Mistral SHORAD [Romania]

    Background Romania signed a contract with the Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans of the French Republic within the "European Joint Acquisition of Mistral ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Colibri: Short-range loitering munition (Contracted) [France]

    Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 300 [France]

    Programme Background Plans to Purchase At Eurosatory 2022, Col. Arnaud Goujon, the French Army's chief of plans, told the media that the French Army was ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Colibri: Short-range loitering munition (Uncontracted) [France]

    Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...

  • OPVs

    OPV Procurement (1-2) [Montenegro]

    Programme Background Timeline During Euronaval 2024, the French Ministry of Armed Forces and Veterans announced that Montenegro signed a contract for the acquisition of two ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    NH90 (Special Forces) [France]

    Background In French service, advanced H225M Caracals with aerial refuelling capabilities are used by SOF units of the French Air Force (FAF) and French Army. ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A330 MRTT (13-15) [France]

    Background In June 2020, The French government has pledged to buy new military heavy-lift helicopters and accelerate plans for naval drone, ISTAR and tanker aircraft programmes ...

  • OPVs

    OPV 58 S [Senegal]

    Programme Background Senegal ordered three OPV 58 S patrol vessels on 17 November 2019. A procurement contract was signed between the Ministry of Armed Forces ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini

    UX11 (Ukraine Aid) [France]

    Programme Background First Batch On 6 September 2023, Sébastien Lecornu, the French Minister of Defence, announced Delair was providing Ukraine with more than 150 drones. ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    French MALE UAVs [France]

    Background Requirements The French Ministry of the Armed Forces wishes to develop a French MALE offering comparable to the MQ-9 Reaper, which would, it is hoped, promote ...

  • LTVs - 4x4

    PLFS [France]

    Background The Sabre, then known as the Sherpa FS, was developed as a response to a 2014 requirement for three types of new vehicles to ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Larinae: Medium-range loitering munition [France]

    Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated at a press conference in May 2022 that the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • CUAS - hybrid effector systems

    Boreades

    Boreades is a modular anti-UAV system developed by CS. This suite combines multi-sensors and multi-effectors in order to enable the detection, identification and neutralisation of rogue ...

  • Military UAS - tactical

    UAS 100

    The UAS 100 is an autonomous, three-engined platform, modular UAS manufactured by Thales in partnership with Issoire Aviation, Hionos and with the support of the ...

  • Military UAS - micro

    Vespa-15

    The Vespa-15 is a first-person view (FPV) rotary-wing UAV manufactured by a Ukrainian company.  In May 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Ukraine announced it ...

  • Loitering munitions

    MX-10 Damocles

    The MX-10 Damocles is a quadcopter loitering munition from KNDS France and Delair. Unveiled at IDEX 2025, it features a 500g fragmentation payload. It is part ...

  • Military UAS - small

    LEMUR

    LEMUR is a VTOL, fixed-wing UAV designed for long-endurance observation and reconnaissance missions. The aircraft is available with either an electric motor or an internal ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    Tundra 2

    The Tundra 2 is a rotary-wing UAV from Hexadrone. It is described as a new, modular, plug-and-play, and multi-trade drone. Hexadrone's website states that the French Armed ...

  • OPVs

    OPV 60

    The OPV 60 is designed to conduct surveillance missions in coastal and EEZ waters. The ship can be armed with a 40mm naval gun and ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Euroflir 350

    The Euroflir 350 is an out-of-production gyro-stabilised optronic system. According to Safran, it is effective at long ranges, can track mobile targets, designate important areas for ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    NH90 TTH

    Developed as a multinational programme between France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, the European NH90 was designed to meet NATO requirements for multirole capability from ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Lanner

    Unveiled at Eurosatory 2024, the Lenner is a modified variant of the Pengion C VTOL drone, specifically modified to meet the SDTL (Light Tactical Drone System) program ...

  • Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole, Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    H160M

    Airbus is developing the H160M to meet the requirements of the French military for the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, or HIL) programme. It ...

  • Land: handheld NV devices

    O-NYX

    The Thales O-NYX is a Ultra-Compact Night Vision Goggle used by the French armed forces. They have an enlarged field of vision to 51° compared ...

  • Pistols

    Glock Pistol

    The Glock family of pistols have been in widespread service since the Glock 17 was selected for Austrian military and police service in 1982. The company's ...

  • Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

    TDS-FA/-TA/-H

    Thales’ TDS family is comprised of Radar Warning Receivers (RWRs) designed to equip a range of fixed-wing aircraft. The product series includes the TDS-FA designed ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Mistral 2

    MISTRAL is a man-portable, fully digital, heat-seeking missile designed to meet the requirements of all branches of the armed forces to defend against air threats. ...