Aerospace & Spaceflight France Orders Four More Air-Defense Systems, Raising Total Ordered to 12 David WhitakerOctober 27, 2026October 27, 20260 France has ordered four additional SAMP/T NG ground-based air and missile-defense systems, increasing its total order to 12. The Organisation…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Mirage 2000D Final-Approach Crash Leaves One Missing, Opens Safety Investigation David WhitakerOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 French authorities have opened aviation-safety and judicial investigations after a French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000D crashed on final…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics France’s Airbus A400M Drops 20,000 Liters but Must Return to Reload David WhitakerSeptember 2, 2026September 2, 20260 France has gained a firefighting aircraft able to release about 20,000 liters of retardant in one pass roughly three Canadair…