france

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c28eyr3y18yo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd16en19gd3o https://www.dw.com/en/france-investigates-massive-attack-on-fast-train-network/a-69771241 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240726-france-s-high-speed-train-network-paralysed-by-malicious-acts...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQifPHcMLE https://www.festungsmuseum.ch/fasip/ (In German) https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/tank-driving-simulator

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/02/france-sword-excalibur-rocamadour-missing-cliff/

Couldn't find a dedicated thread so here goes. https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/eurosatory-2024-knds-unveils-high-tech-leclerc-evolution-tank-fitted-with-new-120-mm-ascalonr-cannon

In response to the demands of the Vietnam War RoE forcing 'dogfights' the US developed the AIM9E version of the Sidewinder and the AIM7E-2 version of the Sparrow, while the AIM9D had started production in 1965. WI if the British and/or French found themselves in a similar situation as the US in...

Hi, in 1957/58,the French Army announced on a competition for two-seat observation and liaison aircraft, main tenders were not known in all,but we only can say, - Nord N.3400 - Fouga CM.230 - Latecoere Late.830 to Late.839 - Hurel HD.80 - Potez 83 ? - Breguet 1130 ? I suggest two...

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/france-s-naval-group-set-to-win-2-5-billion-submarine-deal Color me surprised, I thought that the Saab-Damen consortium had it in the bag. Who would've thought that KM will be the first operator of Shortfin Barracuda? That of couse is if this...

https://avia-pro.net/news/vo-francii-razrabatyvayut-900-kilogrammovuyu-planiruyushchuyu-bombu-s-dalnostyu-do-200

There is information that in the 80s the Garrett GT601 gas turbine was tested on the AMX 30 tank. Does anyone have any more information about this vehicle or any pictures?

From the 70s to the end of the Cold War France deployed its own tracked vehicle launched battlefield nuclear missile, Pluton. A truck and trailer mounted replacement Hades was entering service as the Cold War ended. In peacetime Pluton and its warheads were stationed in France. However, once a...

hi , while doing some research about the mirage IVB , i found what appears to be an early study for an enlarged mirage IV called "super mirage IV" https://raigap.livejournal.com/1061735.html i posted it in here because i d ont know if this is a fake or not since i couldnt find a lot of...

Alexis Rocher (aka MIRAGE 4000 on SPF), current editor-in-chief of the French monthly Le fana de l'aviation, informed us a few days ago of the forthcoming release of his book on the Dassault Super Mirage 4000. He also informed us that the book will exist in an English version...

In the 70s, Brazil was slowly trying to develop its space technologies, which resulted to the Brazilian Complete Space Mission (MECB) program and the ill-fated VLS-1, but while digging a bit around it, I found that before deciding on the VLS design circa 1980, there was a period of time of a few...

What would the best equipment they could get before hostilities start ? Even experimental or prototypes could count.

https://www.naval-group.com/en/naval-group-presents-blue-shark-high-tech-and-environmentally-responsible-concept-ship-euronaval

Well-known French journalist, author, pilot, THE voice of aerial meetings in France (La Ferté-Alais air show, Salon du Bourget air show, Paris Villaroche Air Legend and so on). He was 78 y.o.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/28/ww2-avro-lancaster-bomber-renovation/ https://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/lots-to-see/aircraft/lancaster http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_lancaster_VII.html

This was idea I had reading the merage IV threads, the idea being the the lockheed bribery scandal breaks in Germany befor the deal goes though leading to anything American becoming politically toxic, this leads to Germany (and though them the rest of the nato f-104 block) to buy the Mirage III...