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One of the 1st shots of a Rafale with a Mica on 3rd wing station. Nice loadout ! [2 Mica IR, 2 Mica EM, 6 AASM, 2 Meteor and 3 external fuel tanks]

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U.S., French Naval Aviators Cross Skies, Decks Together

U.S. and French aircraft embarked on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) began conducting combined flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Jan. 14. The flight operations are part of an ongoing period of overall combined operations between the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) and French Task Force 473.

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Boarding a mock naval cruise missile " MDCN " on FREMM Normandie.

This is no CGI

Fully loaded

France has launched two major new land programmes for up to 2,328 wheeled armoured vehicles 2,080 VBMRs and 248 EBRCs.



EBRC the future replacement for AMX-10RC and ERC-90 use one new interesting gun of 40 mm.

French Navy NH90 Caiman Helicopter test fires MU90 torpedo for the first time

On February 6 2014, the French Navy unit in charge of testing new airborne means (CEPA - 10S) conducted the first firing tests of MU90 torpedo training rounds. The first firing took place while stationary and the second torpedo launch took place while the NH90 was in motion.

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Photos by the French Navy
Feb 12,2014
At Sea - An MV-22B Osprey from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response lands aboard the French Mistral-class assault ship, Dixmude, to increase squadron proficiency while enhancing interoperability with the U.S. and their NATO allies during a bi-lateral engagement in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 8. The U.S. and French carrier qualification was the first time a U.S. MV-22B Osprey landed on a French carrier, showcasing the interagency cooperation between U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, the Department of State, and the governments of France, Spain, and Morocco.

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As I have said about the Osprey program in the past, it has a rich and very active history in front of it. It also had its major detractors who called for its cancellation. And it had its difficulties, as any newly developed technology that you put into production will.

But the US Marines and US military held the course, and now they have an exceptional program that other nations want to evaluate on their own LPDs. Japan is now going to buy some to put on their decks. I would not be surprised to see France do the same at some point.

Which brings me back to once again forecasting that the Joint Strike Fighter will enjoy, ultimately, a similar future if we will simply hold the course.

French Navy Aquitaine class (FREMM) frigate gets initial Anti-Submarine Warfare capability

The French Navy announced that Aquitaine, the first of its new generation FREMM (European multi-mission frigate) frigate, recently received its initial operational capability (IOC) in the field of anti-submarine warfare (ASW). The new French frigate is on its way to its official commissioning.

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