French DGA Orders 180 More UNAC Fardier Vehicles
The French DGA (Directorate General of Armaments) has ordered the last 180 of 300 Fardier vehicles and 100 trailers from UNAC. ~... Read More
French Army UNAC RIDER Fardier ATV ~ Updated
The UNAC RIDER Fardier ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) is now in use with French Army Airborne Commando Groups and Special Forces, writes Bob... Read More
First Firing Of MMP From Arquus Sabre
MBDA recently carried out the first firing of a Medium-Range Missile (MMP) from an Arquus Sabre Special Forces Vehicle at Canjuers. ~... Read More
Upgraded NH90 TTH For French Special Forces
France signs contract for upgraded NH90 TTH for Special Forces ~ development markedly increases capability in poor visibility. ~ Press Release, Marignane,... Read More
AirTEP ~ Airborne Tactical Extraction Platform
The AirTEP Airborne Tactical Extraction Platform is a means of extracting, or inserting, up to ten personnel underslung from a transport helicopter,... Read More
MLR Pt.20 ~ Special Forces Base Durisotti Defenders
The recent SOFINS 2019 expo held at a Special Forces base near Bordeaux gave me a chance to photograph some rarely seen... Read More
New French Army Special Forces Camo
France’s Army Special Forces Command has recently adopted a new operational camouflage pattern as a successor to Crye MultiCam, writes Bob Morrison.... Read More
Special Forces Focus ~ Jankel FOX by Masstech
On 14th June 2018 Jankel announced that its FOX LRPV was being procured as an Urgent Operational Requirement for French Special Forces,... Read More
GIGN ~ French Gendarmerie CT Teams
GIGN, Groupe d’intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale, is the French Ministry of the Interior’s elite Counter-Terrorist formation originally created in the aftermath... Read More
