France

By Helen Chachaty
This budget is in line with the French Military Programming Law, which provides for a total budget for the armed forces of €413.3 billion between 2024 and 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Chachaty
France's “historic” performance, as described by the report, is largely due to the sale of 80 Dassault Rafale F4 fighters and associated weapons to the UAE.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Paris airports operator Groupe ADP says it will increase its fees for airlines if a proposed new tax is voted into law.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The government has recently presented plans to invest more in making transport greener.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
French air accident investigation office BEA in 2022 saw an uptick in activity, thus reaching pre-pandemic levels.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Chachaty
France’s Defense Innovation Lab and the French Navy have recently been evaluating flight tests of a UAS prototype launched from a submarine.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Expanding on an existing commercial partnership, Air France-KLM and Etihad are looking to collaborate on areas such as passenger operations and maintenance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The last nine months have seen several flight schools in France go into liquidation or receivership.
Maintenance & Training

By Thierry Dubois
Marwan Lahoud, a former Airbus senior executive, has been appointed chairman of France’s Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space, known as ISAE-Supaero.
Program Management

By Thierry Dubois
The appointment of a new COO follows Figeac Aero’s decision to improve integration of purchasing, production and commercial functions under a single supervisor.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Governments and nonprofits are highlighting the huge price gap between low-cost flights and more expensive rail services.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As it posted a big increase in quarterly profit, Air France-KLM reported that capacity across its airlines reached 92% of 2019 levels in the second quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois, Helen Chachaty
Germany's refusal to deliver Eurofighters to Saudi Arabia is a worry for Dassault chief Eric Trappier with France eying future FCAS exports.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The decision to establish the JV, follows a memorandum of understanding inked by the two companies in July 2022, with workshares agreed during 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
The Indian Defense Acquisition Council on July 13 approved the acquisition of 26 Dassault Rafales for the Indian Navy, based on an intergovernmental agreement.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
The V-MAX - eXperimental Maneuvering Vehicle hypersonic glider (V-MAX) is led by ArianeGroup.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
France will provide Ukraine with MBDA-made Scalp missiles, which are essentially the same as the Storm Shadow missiles already transferred by the UK.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Chachaty
India is France's leading defense export customer, receiving 30% of French armament exports over the 2018-22 period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even speaks to Aerospace DAILY about France’s key helicopter defense acquisitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Chachaty
Future versions of France’s Dassault Rafale might operate alongside an uncrewed combat aerial vehicle derived from Dassault Aviation's nEUROn demonstrator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jeremy Kariuki
Donecle says the AirScan service was made possible by its collaboration with Dassault.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy has signed a letter of intent with France and the UK to join the development of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The demonstrator performed several maneuvers over the Atlantic Ocean after it was launched from the French Biscarosse missile range on June 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The air chiefs of the three Future Combat Air Systems nations–France, Germany, and Spain–have agreed to a joint vision for collaborative air combat.
Paris Air Show

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A study into the possibility of flight limits at Paris Orly airport has been launched and another at Charles de Gaulle is imminent.
Paris Air Show