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Middle East

Gunboats and Diplomacy

March 5, 2020March 6, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

A quick examination of recent Egyptian arms contracts, or a look at the country’s military force structures, demonstrates quite clearly that the Egyptian military prefers to remain flexible in its …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

FCAS Initial Demonstrator Phase 1A Contracts Awarded

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

The tri-national Future Combat Air System (FCAS; or Système Combat Aérien Futur, or SCAF, in French) has now officially launched as the governments of France and Germany together awarded the …

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Defense

Egypt, Italy in Talks on Possible FREMM Buy

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Egyptian Navy is said to be close to purchasing a pair of European Multi-Purpose Frigate (FREMM) warships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. On February 4, 2020, French newspaper La Tribune …

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Europe / Featured / Geopolitics

PESCO and the Long Road to European Strategic Autonomy

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

On November 12, against the backdrop of French President Emmanuel Macron’s declaration in a recent The Economist interview that the NATO Alliance is currently experiencing “brain death,” the European Union …

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Defense / Naval Systems

Greece in Early Stages of Potential French Warship Buy

October 14, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Greece is in the early stages of a potential acquisition of a pair of French-built warships. On October 10, Greek Defense Minister Niko Panagiotopoulos and French Defense Minister Florence Parly …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

India Receives First Rafale Combat Aircraft

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

India took official handover of the first of an eventual 36 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft in a formal ceremony at the Dassault Merignac production line in Southwest France on October …

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Defense / Featured / Naval Systems

France’s Naval Group On Track for a Great Year

September 26, 2019November 25, 2019 - by Richard Pettibone

Halfway through its latest 10-year plan, and Naval Group is showing some slow, but promising, results.  Sales rose almost 13 percent in 2018 to EUR3.6 billion, and in the first …

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Middle East / Naval Systems

UAE Reportedly Moves Forward with Gowind Corvette Buy

June 7, 2019November 21, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The United Arab Emirates has reportedly finalized a contract for the procurement of at least two Gowind corvettes. On June 7, French publication La Tribune reported that the UAE had …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

France Brings Forward Joint Light Helicopter Project

May 29, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

France plans to expedite its future Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, or HIL) program by bringing the launch date forward to 2021 rather than the originally planned 2022 target. …

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Middle East / Military Aircraft

Egypt Reportedly Inks Deal for Dozens of Su-35s

March 18, 2019March 19, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Egypt has reportedly placed an order for Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet. Citing two defense industry sources, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on March 18 that Egypt has ordered “over two dozen” …

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