At the heart of armored vehicle maintenance, at Arquus
(B2 in Saint-Nazaire) Engaged in the Sahel or Operation Sentinel, the light armored vehicle and the VT4 are essential today
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High-tech. The special forces push to the imagination
(B2) Every two years, at the beginning of July, SOFINS invites special forces from the armed forces to meet for three days to
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From extreme heat to extreme cold, mountain troops prepare for high-intensity combat (Hervé de Courrèges)
(B2 at Varces) Between an upcoming departure in Operation Barkhane, for a good part of them, the exercises scheduled with the Italians next year, and the preparation for the Far North, one might think of a big gap. No answers the general commanding the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade. We are the capacity of a-natural environments
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The latest 'high tech' find from alpine hunters
The 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade in Varces is experimenting with the mule as a means of all-terrain logistics transport. Back to an old practice
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mali. First formation of a FAMA platoon on Typhoon armored vehicles
(B2) The Europeans have just finished in Gao in the North of Mali the formation of a platoon of the Malian army to
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Scorpio. Tested and approved
(B2) The Scorpion tactical combat system will be integrated into the French Army from 2021. Before, it was
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Celtic insurrection in the province of Luxembourg
(B2 in Marche-en-Famenne) In position under the Belgian drizzle, camera in hand, we are present this Wednesday (September 25)
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The first 'CaMo' exercise in Belgium has started
(B2) About 900 French and Belgian soldiers and some 150 vehicles will maneuver together in the coming days in Wallonia,
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Titan and THeMIS deployed in Mali with Estonian soldiers from Barkhane
(B2) Estonians deployed in Mali as part of Operation Barkhane – they provide guard and security
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The Belgian army acquires a motorized brigade
(B2) Belgium has had a motorized brigade since November 22, formed from the former Median Brigade. Evolution
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Germany. US tanks caught in the act of not respecting the highway code. The police intervene
(B2) This is information unearthed by my German colleague Thomas Wiegold. German traffic police blocked Wednesday
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The Sentinel operation, useful but to be resized (Bosser)
(B2) During a hearing at the National Assembly on July 19, General Jean-Pierre Bosser, head of the army of
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The mountain a know-how that is exported
(B2, at the post of the 2nd REG in Valloire) The Alpine Chasseurs do not always stay in their mountainous meadow.
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The Belgian army in need of bulletproof vests draws on the stocks of Uncle Sam!
(B2) For lack of enough new generation bulletproof vests, the Belgian army was forced to resort to … army stocks
Read moreThe Russians would have copied the camouflage uniform of the Finns…
(B2) At least that's what the Finnish press claims. Troops of the Russian Interior Ministry are suspected of having copied the
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