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France test launches another M51 missile 29 April 2021 by Nicholas Fiorenza The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, conducted a test launch of an unarmed M51 missile from the agency’s missile test site in Landes, southwestern France, on 28 April, the Armed Forces Ministry announced in a press release later the same day. The DGA conducted a test firing of an unarmed M51 missile from the agency’s missile test site in Landes, France, on 28 April. ...

France launches SNLE 3G SSBN programme 22 February 2021 by Nicholas Fiorenza French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly has launched the Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur d’Engins de 3e Génération (SNLE 3G) third-generation strategic ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) programme, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, announced on its website on 19 February. The DGA expected the first contract to be awarded in 2021, covering development studies l...

France to order 12 Rafales to replace those sold to Greece 02 February 2021 by Nicholas Fiorenza French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly on 29 January announced France’s decision to order 12 Rafale combat aircraft to replace those sold to Greece. Her ministry said on its website the same day that the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), Frances armament procurement agency, would place orders with Dassault Aviation, Safran, and Thales in February. Parly made the announcement ...

France orders Serval vehicles by Nicholas Fiorenza The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French armament procurement agency, ordered the first 364 Serval light Véhicule Blindé Multi-rôles (VBMR) multirole armoured vehicles from Nexter and Texelis on 23 December 2020, the two companies announced in a press release on 15 January. The companies, which form a consortium to develop and build the Serval, said the first 12 vehicles would be delivered during the first half of 2022, fol...