French technology company Safran is significantly expanding its defense and space business in the United States, including investments in manufacturing across several states. Newly branded Safran...
PARIS — Thales will provide the French Navy with its first production version of an autonomous mine-hunting system by the end of the year as a first step...
ROME — German propulsion firm Renk has announced it is setting up a subsidiary in La Spezia in Italy, a week after defense giants Rheinmetall and...
BREST, France — Gulf countries are making new investments to increase their undersea warfare capabilities, including Qatar with the purchase of Italian-made mini-submarines and Saudi Arabia...
MILAN — Seven NATO countries completed an Iceland-based exercise aimed at defending vital underwater lines of communication and sea routes against conventional military threats and acts...
MILAN – Ireland is doubling down on subsea monitoring, a discipline of naval warfare the country has so far largely overlooked but that represents a key...
BERLIN — A series of suspicious events near military bases and critical infrastructure throughout Germany has put policymakers and military officials on edge. This month, nocturnal...
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PARIS — The advantage now enjoyed by small aerial drones on battlefields including in Ukraine is but “a moment in history,” French Army Chief of Staff...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/XCLRWH4U4FCY3HH7SOWE3QHOLE.jpg "KNDS will set up shop in Ukraine to repair heavy weapons, make ammo")
PARIS — KNDS, the French-German maker of the Leopard tank and the Caesar howitzer, will set up a unit in Ukraine that will work with local...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/VM5EPLTK5JBU5B6CD7SLLW6AWQ.jpg "France bans Israeli firms from Europe’s biggest defense show")
PARIS — France has banned Israeli firms from participating in Eurosatory, Europe’s largest defense show, a little over two weeks before the event kicks off in...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/UHXGN424AZEK5JFES6LAMZYZLM.jpg "France prepares for space wars in ‘AsterX’ European exercise")
TOULOUSE — In silent orbit around Earth, a potentially hostile satellite approaches an allied communication node, intentions unknown. French Space Command has determined the move is...