Yearly Archive: 2020

— Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and British Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace issued a joint statement to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Lancaster House Treaties.

— Signed on November 2, 2010, these treaties strengthen bilateral cooperation between France …

Ten years ago, the UK and France signed treaties at Lancaster House on defence and security, and on nuclear cooperation. This historic commitment has helped establish a long-term partnership and provides a framework for a joint response when mutual interests are at stake.

One of the key goals of …

WUHAN, China — Recently, a combined arms airborne battalion of the PLA Air Force organized a cargo delivery drill using unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) in the mountainous area of northern Hubei Province. During the drill, officers and soldiers used unmanned transport aircraft to conduct such exe…

ARLINGTON, Va. — The sky is getting congested. Rapid increases in the number and type of drones in the air is leading to new challenges when it comes to determining friend or foe, both at home and abroad.

With uses ranging from benign recreation, to far more alarming applications like gathering…

Ten years after the landmark agreement between Britain and France, the two nations’ navies demonstrated the entente formidable in the Mediterranean.

French frigate FS Jean Bart came under command of HMS Albion and her Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) task group for combined exercises off…

The fourth Royal Air Force Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft, which will arrive at RAF Lossiemouth tomorrow, has been named Spirit of Reykjavik in honour of the role played by the Icelandic capital and its people in enabling the Allied victory during the Battle of the Atlantic.

During World …