Al-Monitor5h
UAE receives first French Rafale fighter jets as F-35 deal remains in limbo
The United Arab Emirates has received its first Rafale fighter jet under a deal with France amid ongoing US-French ...
Jane's Information Group5h
French Army receives first MEPAC armoured mortar carrier
The French Army received its first Griffon Mortier Embarqué Pour l'Appui au Contact (MEPAC) 6×6 self-propelled 120 mm mortar carrier on 19 December 2024, the ...
French military police rescue co-founder of €1.3bn crypto startup Ledger after bungled Paris kidnapping goes wrong
The co-founder of French crypto unicorn Ledger and his wife have been rescued after an outlandish Parisian kidnapping attempt ...
Daily Post Nigeria13d
Rising calls in Benin for the withdrawal of French troops amid growing anti-French sentiment
On January 15, 2025, the Red Star Square in Cotonou became the focal point of a peaceful demonstration organized by three ...
CounterPunch3d
A New Military Strategy of French Neocolonialism in Africa: Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French military intervention—announced, “We have decided on the ...
Ukraine's French-trained brigade was meant to be a flagship project. Now its ex-commander is detained with a $2.1 million bail.
The 155th Mechanized Brigade was given French training and weaponry but has been beset by scandal since before it deployed to ...
AFP on MSN13d
French patrol aircraft threatened by Russian military: minister
A French maritime patrol aircraft was the object of an "intimidation attempt" this week by the Russian military over the ...
The Hamilton Spectator6d
French military airplane touches down at northern airports
People in several northern communities might have recently noticed a peculiar sight at their airports: a French military plane. “We never got any information that we would be receiving this ...
Chinese, French military commanders hold video call
Wu Yanan, commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, and the commander of the French navy in ...