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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
Jun 13
🔗 Interesting take from Canadian Naval Review that argues for making a downgraded Constellation Flight II which would allow the US Navy to procure ships focused on the CAPTAS-4 VDS capability.
The 🇫🇷 Navy keeps winning the "Hook 'em" ASW award with their ASW FREMM Frigates - CAPTAS-4 VDS seems to be the current gold standard for submarine tracking.
France 🇫🇷 has 6 ASW FREMM Frigates, and 2 AAW FREMM Frigates, while Italy🇮🇹has 6 ASW and 4 general purpose FREMM.
We are still on track to still get 2 multi-mission Constellation Frigates, and perhaps the design could be backtracked closer to the original FREMMs to make a solid ASW frigate platform for the US navy at a cheaper cost.
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« …readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%. »
« …because of software delays, along with scarce parts and corrosion problems… »
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
Jun 11
France has ordered the development of hte new generation ASN4G nuclear missile, and published this picture of a "Themis" demonstrator
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
A l'époque patron d'Airbus, Tom Enders le disait clairement dans une audition à l'Assemblée nationale en 2013 : « Le meilleur multilatéral, c'est le bilatéral ou, tout du moins, la coopération entre un nombre limité de partenaires»
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
« Deux fois plus grande que notre site de Bourges » : une nouvelle usine géante à Orléans, la surprise XXL de MBDA
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
Jun 9
The French Air Force aerobatic team, Patrouille de France, conducted a major flyover in New York City (coming from near West Point) this morning, as part of their “Liberté 250” tour celebrating American independence. 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
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#1REC experiments deployment strategies of the EBRC Jaguar recon/fire support vehicle:
• NLOS employment of the MMP guided missiles
• fire support using 40mm CTA autocanon
• cUAV roles (both using CT-40mm autocanon and seemingly also the 7.62 mm RWS)
[1/2] Le #1REC expérimente le combat du Jaguar. Emploi du MMP au delà des vues directes, prise en compte de la menace drone, assaut avec la puissance du canon de 40mm: tout est testé et modélisé pour dégager des conclusions utiles et pragmatiques.
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
Jun 5
General Hautreux, commander of the 4th Airmobile Combat Brigade, has confirmed plans to deploy French Army Tiger attack helicopters aboard French Navy frigates, following successful operational trials and crew qualification efforts. The capability comes as 🇫🇷 and 🇬🇧 prepare a potential maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz, where embarked Tigers could provide counter-drone, counter-surface threat, and force protection support for naval task groups.
via @ForcesOperation
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
Les bloggers militaires russes eux-mêmes commencent à se poser des questions sur l'efficacité de l'ORESHNIK.
V. Poutine aurait déclaré que le dernier tir visait volontairement une "grange" ukrainienne pour en évaluer la précision et les effets terminaux.
Deux possibilités :
- V. Poutine ment et essaie de masquer la très faible valeur opérationnelle de l'ORESHNIK sur la guerre en cours, aucun impact significatif n'ayant été observé après trois tirs ;
- le missile serait encore au stade de développement et n'aurait pas été testé en amont. La Russie possède plusieurs sites spécifiquement dédiés aux essais de ce type de vecteurs, aussi bien pour le tir (un polygone de tir) que pour la retombée (un réceptacle). D'ailleurs le site de Kapustin Yar, d'où a été tiré l'ORESHNIK, est le principal polygone de tir russe, aussi bien pour les essais de nouveaux armements, que pour l'entraînement des unités opérationnelles. Les essais longue distance depuis KY visent normalement le réceptacle - aussi polygone de tir - de Sary Shagan au Kazakhstan.
Il est probable que ces deux hypothèses soient vraies. La Russie ne pouvait officiellement pas développer ni tester de missile balastique de moyenne portée ou de portée intermédiaire jusqu'en 2019, même si elle avait semble-t-il joué avec les définition et limites avec le missile RUBEZH, dont l'ORESHNIK serait directement dérivé. N'ayant pu en tester la version conventionnelle en amont, elle le ferait directement sur le champ de bataille.
Toutefois, il reste très peu probable qu'ils aient visé une grange, tant le message stratégique est mauvais.
Cela ne fait que renforcer l'hypothèse que la précision de l'ORESHNIK est très faible, faisant du missile une arme sans réelle utilité opérationnelle (dans sa version conventionnelle) au regard de son ratio coût/efficacité nettement défavorable.
A voir si les ingénieurs russes sauront corriger cela à l'avenir.
Jun 5
1/ Vladimir Putin's unconvincing claim that Russia deliberately targeted a 'barn' in Ukraine to test the $50 million Oreshnik missile has produced scorn and incredulity among Russian warbloggers. "Fucking hell," says one flabbergasted warblogger. ⬇️
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
🇫🇷🇪🇺 @MBDAFrance is negotiating the export of its MdCN cruise missile, the European alternative to the US Tomahawk, with several European countries. The MdCN (Missile de Croisière Naval) has a range of 1,400 km and is produced exclusively in France.
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
Jun 4
Exclusive: The UK and France have finalised operational planning for a mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz
Military planners say they can now generate a “credible force” for the operation, sources tell Bloomberg
*It means British personnel are set to be deployed to demine the strait within days of a peace deal between the US and Iran. This now looks likely to happen if there’s a deal. As one source puts it, they are ready to go*
The UK and France will lead the mine-clearing mission with their assets and some from other allies deployed as soon as there is a deal, a “permissible environment” and free navigation of commercial vessels
British and French operators in the region are prepared to open a line of communication with Tehran on operational matters, the sources say
More kit and personnel will follow from other members of the coalition in the weeks after a deal
Iran has indicated it wants to demine the strait itself, but the UK and France do not think it has the capabilities to do so. The US has only limited minesweeping capability despite Trump’s public comments
Some 15 countries have committed military assets or personnel, the sources say. While planning is largely complete, planners are still looking to source some additional kit, particularly support ships
Story with @FaseehMangi @SamyAdghirni @golnarM >>> bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
Jun 4
Tämä on tyypillinen ongelma kun kalustoa halutaan muokata omiin tarpeisiin eikä MOTS käy. Tässäkin kyseessä on julkisten tietojen mukaan kyse pääosun monimutkaisista ammunnahallintaohjelmistoista - ei raudasta. Alkuperäinen 🇫🇷ATLAS halutaan vaihtaa 🇩🇪 ADLER III. Ei helppo homma!
#Czechia/#France 🇨🇿🇫🇷:
More problems with the French Caesar 8x8 howitzers. Will the contract be canceled?
Prague has already paid the manufacturer, KNDS France, the vast majority of the total 10.3 billion CZK for the 62 Caesar 8x8 howitzers ordered - a total of 8.9 billion CZK. However, the army still does not have a single new howitzer at its disposal. And it won’t have any for a long time to come.
As recently as last year, there was talk of 14 issues with Caesar howitzers that KNDS France had to resolve. Complications were caused, for example, by the integration of the German Adler FCS, or problems with MRSI. Now, however, problems with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) have also emerged. Czechia wants to resolve this issue before the military trials, which are being delayed further and further.
Furthermore, starting in May, KNDS wants to negotiate a price increase for the howitzers. The French explain this by saying that the original agreement was supposedly that EMC would be fine-tuned only during the military trials of the entire howitzer. However, since the Czech Army now wants this resolved before the tests begin, the French are discussing changes to the industrial organization, the schedule, and consequently the costs, confirmed a high-ranking official from the MoD.
According to the xn--aktuln-sta08b.cz, an amendment to the contract is reportedly already being prepared in this context, which will allow not only for another change to the schedule but also for an increase in the cost of the contract.
The reality, however, is that the originally agreed-upon price had already increased by billions before the contract was signed, and now it will likely increase again. And last year, then-Minister Jana Černochová even threatened that, in a worst-case scenario, Czechia could cancel the contract altogether.
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
Some of the first footage of a French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F in Ukrainian service conducting a strike mission on the eastern frontline.
Seen here screaming just a few dozen feet over the ground before tossing its load of bombs (likely French AASMs) at a Russian target.
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Still no coherent strategy has been put in place by 🇫🇷 and Europe to increase the number of provided air-defense missiles (and systems) with ABM capabilities.
For 🇫🇷 donation of SAMP/T systems instead of refurbishment to SAMP NG would have been a means to expand 🇺🇦 GBAD.
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Jun 1
I've been following almost every major attack on Ukraine since 2022, and I genuinely cannot recall Kyiv being hit with this many ballistic and hypersonic missiles in such a short period of time.
What makes tonight stand out is not necessarily the total number of missiles. We've seen larger cruise missile attacks before. It's the sheer volume of ballistic weapons being used against the capital. As we know, ballistic missiles are among the most dangerous weapons Russia employs and are significantly harder to intercept.
Multiple impacts have already been reported across Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv. and the night is still far from over. Cruise missiles launched from the Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers are still expected to arrive.
This is a huge attack, especially in terms of ballistic missile usage. 👇
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Again no coherent 🇫🇷 government strategy (or deviation from planning) was enacted, same goes for faster Mirage 2000-5F replacements by Rafale.
Currently there is a senatorial proposal for armed forces expansion that the government could push through, but that’s late as well.
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Other European states do not fare much better, as they are largely paralysed by their 🇺🇸 supply-chain dependency, who is re-assigning missiles deliveries to its Middle Eastern operations (followed by a build-up of stocks in 🇺🇸 and middle-eastern allies).
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
No IRST at all, notably. It's increasingly hard not to think that PIRATE no longer satisfy anyone (see the routine carrying of LITENING pod even for air to air work, even before APKWS) and yet it never gets much of a mention at all in upgrade plans. It seems to vanish instead.
Jun 1
⚡️ The first #Eurofighter HALCON I for the @EjercitoAire has rolled out at our Getafe facilities in Madrid! 🇪🇸✈️ Everything is ready for the first engine run and the maiden flight.
The 20 HALCON aircraft will be equipped with E-Scan (Electronically Scanned) radar, with deliveries starting this year.
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
🇪🇺 Acheter des RAFALE pour disposer de la protection nucléaire ? 🇫🇷☢️
Cette phrase de J. Bardella est, à mon sens, particulièrement maladroite.
La France n'étend pas son "parapluie nucléaire". La dissuasion avancée n'est pas une garantie de sécurité comme la dissuasion élargie états-unienne. Si de nombreux États européens achètent des F-35A, c'est notamment parce que les États-Unis apportent cette garantie explicite, inscrite dans leur doctrine (savoir s'ils l'appliqueront est une autre question). Mais aussi, pour certains pays, parce que l'appareil peut emporter la bombe nucléaire B61-12.
Par conséquent, demander aux États dits "DCA" (dual-capable aircraft) - Allemagne, Belgique, Pays-Bas, Italie voire Royaume-Uni - de renoncer au F-35A pour acheter des RAFALE nécessiterait que l'on soit prêts à :
- déployer des armes nucléaires en permanence sur le territoire de ces alliés ;
- permettre à des équipages étrangers de tirer des armes nucléaires françaises - bien entendu sous strict contrôle français.
Et pour les autres que l'on exprime explicitement que notre dissuasion sert à défendre nos intérêts vitaux ET ceux de nos alliés.
C'est nettement plus engageant que ce qui est proposé via la dissuasion avancée. Et, au passage, ce que beaucoup de personnalités reprochaient à E. Macron de vouloir faire.
J. Bardella est-il prêt à cela ?
La question est légitime. Mais on ne peut pas avoir l'un sans l'autre.
Enfin, pour conclure, ce type d'approche transactionnelle est exactement ce que l'on reproche aux États-Unis. Rappelons que depuis que la France s'engage de manière plus proactive dans la défense de nos alliés européens, le Danemark a acquis du SAMP/T et la Suède des frégates FDI. Des contrats majeurs loin d'être acquis d'avance.
Soyons plus subtiles. Les contrats suivront d'eux-mêmes.
📸 Un RAFALE "DCA" armé d'un missile de croisière nucléaire ASMPA, aux couleurs de la force aérienne belge - photomontage très sommaire (paint) avec une image originale de l'Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace.
May 29
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella:
Before asking France to extend its nuclear umbrella, our European partners must stop buying F-35s and start buying Rafales instead.
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Stéphanε γvelines retweeted
⚓️🇬🇧 Le porte-avions HMS Prince of Wales @HMSPWLS est contraint de rester en Norvège pour effectuer des réparations opex360.com/2026/05/30/le-po…
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A solid reaction would be to comprehensively increase military and financial support as well as intelligence sharing for 🇺🇦.
Also 🇷🇴 should request military assistance and deployment of GBAD systems as well as air-assets to prevent further incursions.
A video documenting the moment when a Russian Shahed/Geran long-range strike drone impacted a multi-storey residential building in the Romanian city of Galați tonight.
Local media report about at least two wounded.
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