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Babcock awarded long term contract to support French Air Force training programs

11/01/202511/01/2025 Paolo Valpolini Babcock, France, French Air Force, PC-21, PC-7 MkX, Pilatus

Babcock France, part of Babcock International Group, the defence company, has been awarded a prestigious new 17-year contract for the

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Dassault Aviation receives an order for 42 Rafales for the French Air and Space Force

12/01/202412/01/2024 Paolo Valpolini Dassault, France, French Air Force, Rafale

Saint-Cloud, France, January 12, 2024 – At the end of December 2023, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Dassault

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France orders 21 more TALIOS optronic pods

07/05/202207/05/2022 Paolo Valpolini French Air Force, French Navy, pod, Rafale F4, Talios, Thales

6 May 2022 – The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has placed a firm order with Thales for 21 additional

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Thales to equip French military tanker aircraft with secure satcom solution

08/02/202208/02/2022 Paolo Valpolini A400M, AWACS, French Air Force, MELISSA, MRTT, Syracuse IV satellites, Thales

8 February 2022 – In 2025, Thales will deliver satellite stations to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. Once

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France: the Rafale F3-R combat aircraft enters operational service

18/03/202118/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini AASM, ASAMP-A, France, French Air Force, French Navy, Mica NG, Rafale F3-R, RBE2, Talios

Monday March 8, 2021, the operational commissioning (MSO) of the Rafale F3-R combat aircraft was decided by Admiral Pierre Vandier,

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French Air Force Franche-Comté Transport Squadron receives its first KC-130J

20/09/201920/09/2019 Paolo Valpolini air refuelling, BA123, EC725R2, French Air Force, KC-130J

By Babak Taghvaee At 17:45 local time on 19 September 2019, the French Air Force (Armee del Air) received its

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