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Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
Renault to Make Drones in Ukraine, France Info Reports
French automaker Renault SA will produce drones in Ukraine, according to France Info. Renault will work with a small company to set up production lines dozens or hundreds of kilometers away from the frontline, the French media outlet reported, without saying where it got the information. The drones could be used by Ukraine and the French armed forces, according to the report.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Chiefs of French and UK armies discuss strengthening of Ukraine in Kyiv
During their visit to Kyiv, the chiefs of staff of the French and UK armed forces discussed the Ukrainian army's needs and tasks with the Ukrainian side to provide it with long-term support for its recovery and development. Source: press service for the General Staff of the French Armed Forces, as reported by European Pravda Details: The chiefs of staff of the French and UK armies visited Kyiv to meet with Ukraine's top leadership on Friday 4 April. The General Staff of the French Armed Forces wrote that the purpose of the visit was to discuss the needs and challenges of the Ukrainian army in order to provide long-term support for the reconstruction and development of its military model. "Strengthening the Ukrainian army is essential and is the first guarantee of the country's security to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine," they said. The statement also stressed that France and the United Kingdom would work closely together to identify and develop, as part of an international coalition, deterrence operations to keep Russia from mounting a new large-scale invasion once peace is restored. "The momentum of Franco-British cooperation will be carried forward in future discussions, making an active contribution to the security of the European continent," the statement added. Background: Commenting on the visit, General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the General Staff of the French Armed Forces, said that the purpose of the meetings was to provide strong support to the Ukrainian army so that it could continue fighting. On 27 March in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that a Franco-British mission would be sent to Ukraine to strengthen the Ukrainian army. He added that work was ongoing on the potential deployment of a so-called "deterrent force" to Ukraine. On 28 March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a meeting at the general staff representative level in Ukraine to discuss the future deployment of military contingents. Zelenskyy stated that it would be "the first in-depth meeting" with "some clarifications and some details". Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Euronews
21-03-2025
- Euronews
Onboard a warship where the French Army is preparing for cyber warfare
ADVERTISEMENT A single infected USB key. That's all it takes to cripple the missile system of a French warship. Fortunately, this time, it's just an exercise. It's one of the many fictional scenarios cyber warfare officers are tackling at a naval base in Toulon, southern France. For two weeks until March 28, 15,000 military personnel across all branches of the French Armed Forces ( Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force) will be put to the test in the country's largest cyber defence drills called DEFNET. The goal is to strengthen cyber defences using real-world scenarios—many inspired by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, where digital warfare has played a pivotal role alongside traditional combat. Hunched over a computer, Principal Master Antoine, a French Navy cyber defence specialist is busy trying to figure out where the virus came from. "Our first task was to take technical samples from compromised or infected hardware, and then, once the samples had been taken, to conduct an analysis to find out what had happened to the system. It's important we practice the procedures and use the tools so that when an incident occurs, we're efficient and operational," he told Euronews. This yearly drill is crucial to prepare the French Army for the worst-case scenario such as a cyber attack at sea. In that case, the cyber warfare officers will have to react much quicker. "In the event of a real cyber attack, as simulated in this training, we'll be able to put in place the same fully functional workflows carried out in this exercise. But this time with real-time pressure, which means that people will have to react as quickly as possible to recover the availability of the weapons system so that we can continue our mission," said Lieutenant Martin, head of information systems and communications. The French Army has 4,000 cyber warfare officers, but with cyber threats on the rise, the military plans to expand its digital defence force to 5,000 by 2030. In May, a similar cyber defence exercise will take place in Tallinn, Estonia, bringing together NATO allies for a joint test.
