Saudi Arabia Cancels $3B Arms Procurement Financing for the Lebanese Armed Forces
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Saudi Arabian Government has announced that it has suspended a $3B military aid grant funding for the Lebanese armed forces. The move is seen as protest against Iran-backed Hizbullah organization. Saudi – Iran tensions have recently reached new levels. The Saudi grant was scheduled to fund French made APC, missiles and other military hardware. France […]
Russian Tu-160 «Blackjack» bombers intercepted by a Rafale
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1 Rafale and 1 Mirage 2000-5 were scrambled on February 17th to intercept 2 Russian TU-160 «Blackjack» bombers (RF-94101 and RF-94104). Social media went abuzz yesterday as two nuclear-capable Russian Air Force Tu-160 Blackjack bombers were intercepted by RAF Typhoons during a long-range sortie from their base in the Kola peninsula. Although some British media reported […]
TNA Air droppable bulldozer for French paratroopers
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The 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment (17e Régiment de Génie Parachutiste, 17e RGP,), based in Montauban, just north of Toulouse in south-western France, recently took delivery of a somewhat peculiar piece of equipment. The TNA, the French acronym for an air-droppable tractor-leveller, is an extremely compact tracked vehicle that can be air-dropped with its drivers. Officially […]
Convoy training at the training range in the hills of Koulikoro of Mali
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Convoy training at the training range in the hills of Koulikoro of Mali. Mali military use VLRA (Liaison, Reconnaissance and Support Vehicle) tactical military trucks developed by the French ACMAT company. These trucks are optimized for used by special and rapid deployment forces. The VLRA is the baseline vehicle of the ACMAT range, which includes […]
Saudi Arabia wants to buy a Leclerc main battle tanks
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According to French media reports, Saudi Arabia is exploring the possibility of buying several hundred tanks, and an interest in tanks Leclerc, which is already in service with the UAE. This was reported by a source in the French defense industry. According to the source, this allegedly negotiated with the manufacturer of these tanks by Nexter. […]
France orders 450 vehicles from RTD for special forces
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The French army defence procurement agency (DGA) notified a contract, December 30, 2015 to Renault Trucks Defense (RTD) for the manufacturing of 241 Light Special Forces Vehicles and 202 Heavy Special Forces Vehicles, as well as the integration of intelligence and communication equipment, and their support elements. These vehicles will equip all of the Special […]
France ordered six NH90 TTH helicopters
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Direction Générale de l’Armement, the French defence procurement agency, on Dec 30, 2015 awarded NH Industries (NHI*) an order for six NH90-TTH Caiman tactical transport helicopters. This order is one of the concrete outcomes supported by Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian as part of the update of the 2014-2019 multiyear program law. It significantly reinforces […]
Saudi Arabia Wants to Buy 72 Rafale Multirole Fighter
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French «Intelligence online» in the article «Riyad veut appater Paris avec un contrat Rafale», with reference to its sources reported that Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia and the Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman appealed to Paris with the request in the coming weeks to submit a proposal for the supply of fighter aircraft Dassault […]
France orders third MQ-9 Reaper system
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The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) of France on December 7, 2015 ordered a third Reaper medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) drone system. The first system was delivered in December 2013, and is being intensively used in the Sahel-Saharan strip as part of ongoing operations. Delivery of the second system is scheduled for 2016, and the third will […]
MIDS Command Post is now available for purchase
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The MIDS Command Post manufactured in the Renault Trucks Defense factories of Limoges and Fourchambault is now available for purchase. Designed to provide police operations with C3I* support, MIDS CP is specially equipped with a rear compartment that includes 5 workstations connected to a 19-inch computer rack, a whiteboard, a large screen for teleconferences and […]