Alpha Jet Crash Patrouille de France
On March 25, 2025, a training exercise involving the Patrouille de France, the French Air Force’s elite aerobatic team, resulted in a mid-air collision between…
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Airbus to build the communication network for the French air and naval force, stage 3
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded the contract for the IP Network of the Naval Force (RIFAN) stage 3 to an industrial consortium…
Ukraine receives F-16s from Netherlands, first Mirage jets from France
France delivers first Mirage 2000 warplanes to Ukraine Netherlands had promised to provide Ukraine 24 US-made F16s Kyiv aims to bolster air force against Russia’s…
Airbus signs new study contract to define France’s future maritime patrol aircraft
The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, in partnership with Thales,…
Northrop Grumman Starts Production of First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for France
Northrop Grumman Corporation celebrated the start of production of the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for the French Navy at the company’s St. Augustine manufacturing facility. The ceremony brought together…
Airbus and OCCAR sign A400M contractual framework update
New global services agreement to support customer operations Contract provides enhanced capabilities for the A400M Getafe, 31 October 2024 – Airbus has signed two strategic…
French Rafale Jets collide in mid-air
Two French Air Force Rafale fighter jets crashed on the border between the Vosges and Meurthe-et-Moselle regions in eastern France. The two aircraft belonged to…
French Army’s NH90 for Special Forces has started flight testing
Airbus Helicopters has launched the flight test campaign for the prototype of the NH90 Standard 2. This standard is one of the latest NH90 configurations and is…
Transavia France takes delivery of its first A320neo
Toulouse, 10 January 2024 – French low-cost carrier Transavia France, part of the Air France-KLM Group, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, on lease…
Dutchman (104) who flew for British Royal Air Force in WWII died
André Hissink died January 1 at the age of 104. He was a pilot in the 320 Dutch Squadron during World War II. That consisted…
France, Germany, Spain agree on moving on with FCAS warplane development
BERLIN/PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) – France, Germany and Spain have reached agreement over starting the next phase of the development of a new fighter jet…
France to order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023
The French Ministry of Armed Forces will order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023 to close the capacity gap created by the sale of 24…