CounterPunch4d
A New Military Strategy of French Neocolonialism in Africa: Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...
Chad officials say French troops have finally left after 70 years’ presence
Chad's President Field Marshal Mahamat Idriss Deby says this week’s departure of the last French troops from the central ...
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Airbus Delivers First Two New H225M Caracal Helicopters to French Air Force
The two H225Ms are the first of eight helicopters ordered in 2021 and will replace Pumas currently in service with French ...
Betting on Moscow's inaction: what scenario are the British and French Defense Ministries preparing
The extremely active position of Paris regarding the need to ensure Kiev's "strong position" in the negotiation process with ...
The Week11d
Russia's aerial aggression against France: French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft faces intimidation tactics
In what has been billed as an aggressive action, a French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire ...
Anadolu Ajansi3d
French Embassy among several missions attacked in Congo’s capital over rebel offensive in eastern Goma city
The French Embassy in Kinshasa was attacked this morning by protesters, who caused a fire that has now been brought under ...
The Washington Post9d
Valérie André, first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat, dies at 102
Details of her surviving family were not immediately known. In 1976, she became the first female general in the French armed forces. Five years later, after her military retirement, she was ...
The Aviationist13d
French Atlantique 2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft Locked by Russian S-400, Says Minister of Armed Forces
The flight Baltic Sentry The Atlantique 2 The French Minister of Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, said that the aircraft “was the target of Russian intimidation” and the “aggressive Russian ...
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French Army Receives First MEPAC Self-Propelled Mortar
The French Army has taken a significant step in its modernization with the delivery of the first MEPAC self-propelled mortar, ...