For the general public, the French Defense Industry boils down to several well-known major players, such as Dassault Aviation, Thales or Naval Group. However, these large companies represent only one ...
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For French defense minister Florence Parly, armies' fundings can contribute to the economic recovery of the country
It is no longer a mystery: the coronavirus health crisis has triggered a global economic crisis, the extent and effects of which are still difficult to assess. In the months ...
Read the articleWill the French Navy be widely equipped with a 40mm RAPIDFire gun?
The question of the average artillery on the surface ships of the French Navy has already arisen for several years, to the point that the general configuration of artillery pieces of…
Read the articleCan we merge the SCAF and Tempest programs into a single European program?
After the call from Patrice Caine, CEO of Thales, it is the turn of Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus, to call for the merger of the SCAF programs bringing together Germany, Spain and France, ...
Read the articleNexter's VBCI contract in Qatar for 2 billion euros would be seriously threatened
According to Michel Cabirol, the defense specialist of the economic site La Tribune, the contract for the acquisition of 490 Armored Infantry Combat Vehicles by Qatar, announced ...
Read the articleHow could a light fighter program preserve the French military and industrial potential?
France is engaged today in a European program, alongside Germany and Spain, aiming to design and build an air combat system of the future, or SCAF, ...
Read the articleThales Skyview system wins in Switzerland
The Swiss Confederation's general armaments department has, in accordance with the recommendations of experts from armasuisse and the Air Force, selected Thales's Skyview system to modernize…
Read the articleDefense Economy: let's take the right reference values!
In an article in "La Croix" on the strategic role of La Défense in the country's economy, two speakers, Yannick Quéau and Paul Sarfati, are taken as a reference to ask ...
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