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17 July

French Army Leaves Senegal Ending Military Presence in West Africa

France handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in West and Central Africa.

16 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ethan M. Encarnacion

New French Drone ‘Hunts Down’ Enemy UAVs in a Span of One Minute

French tech startup Harmattan AI has introduced “Gobi,” a new “high-speed drone” built to intercept enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) within a minute from launch.

14 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

France to Resume SCALP Cruise Missile Production After 15 Years

France will resume production of the SCALP cruise missile in 2025 after a gap of 15 years, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced.

14 July

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron to Raise Defense Targets, Citing Russia Threat

French President Macron has called for a major increase in Paris' defense spending, warning that freedom in Europe faces its gravest threat.

10 July

Air

France, Germany, and Spain's Future Combat Air System

Giulia Bernacchi

France Seeks 80% Share in FCAS Fighter Jet Program: Report

France has informed Germany that it wants an 80 percent share in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a joint fighter jet program.

10 July

Americas

Soldiers patrol a street in Cali, Colombia

Staff Writer With AFP

Colombia Raids Anglo-French Oil Firm Over Alleged Paramilitary Ties

Colombian prosecutors have seized the offices of Anglo-French oil and gas firm Perenco, accusing it of paying paramilitaries, a charge the company denied Wednesday.

10 July

Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron receives British Prime Minister Keri Starmer at the Elysee Palace during celebrations marking the 106th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice in Paris, France, on November 11, 2024. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto) (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

UK, France to Enable ‘Coordinated’ Nuclear Deterrent

The UK and France will declare that the two nations' nuclear deterrents, while independent, can be co-ordinated and that they will jointly respond to any "extreme threat to Europe," both countries said Wednesday.

7 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Chinese Ran Campaign to Undermine Rafale Sales: French Intelligence

China attempted to inflict reputational damage on the French Rafale fighter jet through its embassies in the aftermath of the May India-Pakistan clashes.

7 July

Air