From Concept to Sea Trials in Six Months: France Fast-Tracks SMOKERS Kamikaze USV
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has rapidly developed the low-cost SMOKERS kamikaze USV, moving from concept to sea trials in just six months.
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has rapidly developed the low-cost SMOKERS kamikaze USV, moving from concept to sea trials in just six months.
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) achieved a breakthrough in global airpower this summer, successfully refueling mid-air from three French-made tankers – a historic first that
This order was placed on 22 August 2025 by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to a consortium comprising MBDA, Safran Electronics and Defence, Thales
The French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction GĂ©nĂ©rale de l’Armement) successfully tested and certified a new system to airdrop the Commandos Marine (French naval special
At Euronaval 2024, the DGA presented for the first time a scale model of the new offshore patrol vessel design for the French Navy. The “Patrouilleurs Hauturiers” program will deliver 7+3 ships by 2035.
The French defence procurement agency DGA awarded Naval Group a framework agreement for the design, production and testing of an XLUUV…
The French DGA ordered seven new offshore patrol vessels (OPV) as part of the “Patrouilleurs Hauturiers” program for the French Navy…
Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces, expresses her great satisfaction after the successful qualification firing of the upgraded Air-to-Ground Medium-Range Strategic Missile (ASMPA) on 23 March 2022, without its warhead.
The French armament procurement agency (DGA) took delivery of the ‘Arbalette’ and ‘Arquebuse’, the first two new generation landing craft known as EDA-S. They were ordered in 2019 from CNIM for the French Navy and Army.
The French armament procurement agency (DGA) has launched a new call for tenders to replace the four current coastal patrol boats of the Gendarmerie Maritime – which fulfills similar duties to Coast Guards – on August 11.