DefenceTalkDefenceTalkSAINT-CLOUD, France: Today, five Indian Air Force Rafale operated by Indian Air Force pilots took off from Dassault Aviation Mérignac facility to ferry to Ambala Air Force Station for entering service in N°17 Squadron “Golden Arrows”. After a complete training of Indian pilots and technicians by Dassault Aviation, with the French Air Force’s participation, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-five-rafale-fighter-jets-fly-from-france-to-india-76035/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of three (3) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of France […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-buy-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-aircraft-spares-and-support-equipment-75865/

DefenceTalkLibya’s UN-recognized government on Wednesday protested over what it said was an unauthorized overflight of territory under its control by a French-built Rafale warplane. The Rafale and a refueling aircraft had flown over Misrata, 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Tripoli, and Abu Grein, a combat zone further east, the Government of National Accord’s foreign […]https://www.defencetalk.com/libya-unity-govt-protests-french-rafale-overflight-75332/

DefenceTalkFrance and Germany have signed agreements to develop a next-generation tank to equip both of their armies from the mid-2030s, the German Defence Ministry announced Wednesday. Dubbed the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), the tank project sits alongside a planned future jet fighter as part of pivotal military cooperation between the two neighbours. The deal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-and-france-to-develop-next-generation-army-tank-75325/

DefenceTalkFrance on Sunday began an unprecedented operation to isolate 1,900 sailors after 50 naval personnel tested positive for COVID-19 aboard its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle. The flagship of the French navy docked in the southern port of Toulon, after cutting short its current mission in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic by 10 days because of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-isolate-1900-sailors-after-virus-hit-naval-ship-docks-75130/

DefenceTalkThe French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has registered 50 cases of novel coronavirus among the crew, the armed forces ministry said on Friday. Three sailors had been evacuated from the vessel to hospital in the Mediterranean port of Toulon as a “precaution”. However, none of the crew who tested positive for Covid-19 and remained […]https://www.defencetalk.com/50-covid-19-cases-aboard-french-aircraft-carrier-75120/

DefenceTalkFrance’s aircraft carrier will be brought home early from a deployment in the Atlantic after some crew members showed coronavirus symptoms, the defence ministry said Wednesday. About 40 sailors on the Charles de Gaulle are under medical observation, it said in a statement, and those with symptoms have been placed in isolation. None have shown […]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-aircraft-carrier-heads-home-over-virus-fears-75106/

DefenceTalkMEDITERRANEAN SEA: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) began dual-carrier flight operations with French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) in the Mediterranean Sea March 2. These dual-carrier operations demonstrate the combined military capability fostered by by the U.S. Navy working alongside the French Navy for many years. “As a result of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-french-navies-conduct-dual-carrier-ops-in-mediterranean-74546/

DefenceTalkHaving successfully passed the on-site acceptance test, the French armed forces’ new cargo hold simulator for the European Airbus A400M transport plane officially entered service on 31 January 2020. The new simulator is the now most advanced item of equipment at the Cargo Training Center, which is operated by the French Army at a site […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rheinmetall-to-supply-airbus-a400m-cargo-hold-simulator-for-french-armed-forces-74531/

DefenceTalkGreece will sign a wide-ranging defense deal with France in coming months, the two countries’ defence ministers said Monday, months after a similar agreement between Athens and Washington. “We have decided to reinforce bilateral defence and security cooperation in a very significant manner,” French Defence Minister Florence Parly told reporters after talks with her Greek […]https://www.defencetalk.com/after-us-greece-to-sign-defence-deal-with-france-74219/