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The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force and the National Gendarmerie. The National Guard serves as the French Armed Forces' military reserve force.
Detailing the current military strength of France including air force, army, navy, financials and manpower.
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (French: Armée de terre, lit. 'Army of Land'), is the principal land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, French Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie. [3]
The war in Ukraine has refocused the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on its primary mission: the collective defence of the European continent. With the return of high-intensity warfare on its doorstep, we look at the operational and political developments of the Alliance. Otan.
Modern equipment of the French Army is a list of equipment currently in service with the French Army. Figures are provided by the Ministry of Armed Forces for 2021. [1] [2]
But the French military is also fragile, lacking reserves of munitions and manpower for a sustained conflict with Russia, according to a study by a U.S. think tank.
The official website of the french joint defense staff and the chief of the defense staff
French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill has led the land force since July 2021, implementing a large-scale modernization effort called Scorpion that includes new connected armored...
After more than two decades of focusing on anti-jihadist operations, the French military has widened the scope of its exercises to include large-scale conflict.
The core of French military modernisation is the Scorpion programme, a $6.8bn project to replace virtually every front-line motorised and armoured vehicle in the army, upgrade the 1990s-era ...