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France’s A400M Firefighting Debut Tests Europe’s Dual-Use Airlift Model
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France’s A400M Firefighting Debut Tests Europe’s Dual-Use Airlift Model

A 20-tonne retardant drop over the Gironde wildfire demonstrates the A400M’s civil-protection value, but also exposes the limits of borrowing scarce military airlift.

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Thales Order Surge Shows Rearmament Reaching Defence Balance Sheets
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Thales Order Surge Shows Rearmament Reaching Defence Balance Sheets

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Germany Steps Into France’s Nuclear Exercise as Europe Tests Deterrence Without US Certainty
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Germany Steps Into France’s Nuclear Exercise as Europe Tests Deterrence Without US Certainty

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Macron-Merz Talks Expose Industrial Disputes Behind Europe's Defence Ambitions
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Macron-Merz Talks Expose Industrial Disputes Behind Europe’s Defence Ambitions

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Poland to Host British and French Exercises for Possible Ukraine Security Mission

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Ukraine Turns European Loan Facility into Rafale and Air-Defence Procurement Plan
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Ukraine Turns European Loan Facility into Rafale and Air-Defence Procurement Plan

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Thales Move on Exail Shows Europe’s Underwater Drone Market Consolidating
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Thales Move on Exail Shows Europe’s Underwater Drone Market Consolidating

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Airbus Warning Exposes Europe’s Defence-Cooperation Problem
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Airbus Warning Exposes Europe’s Defence-Cooperation Problem

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France Picks MBDA and Safran as Europe’s Deep-Strike Gap Moves Into Procurement
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France Picks MBDA and Safran as Europe’s Deep-Strike Gap Moves Into Procurement

France’s move to enter exclusive negotiations with MBDA and Safran for a successor to its long-range rocket system signals that Europe’s deep-strike debate is moving from capability papers into procurement decisions.

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