Arms

Villagers surprised by soldier invasion during French army exercise

Resident: ‘I opened my shutters and saw soldiers firing right in front of me’

France overtakes China as third biggest arms exporter, report shows

It increased its sales by 59% in the past 10 years, more than any other country

French air force confirms July 14 red smoke error

A French Alphajet that displayed a red plume of smoke instead of blue as part of the traditional July 14 Fête Nationale flypast over Paris did so in error, the French air force has confirmed.

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Paris mayor hopeful calls for new armed police force

New Paris mayor candidate Agnes Buzyn has said she would like to see a new force of armed municipal police in the capital, to address neighbourhood problems.

French charity gifted €1,800 in Mont-Blanc rower drama

A French war veterans’ charity is to receive a €1,800 donation from a British charity, in a bid to make amends for the former British Commando who left a rowing machine on Mont-Blanc in September.

Gilets Jaunes: Police prepare for violent weekend

Over 89,000 law enforcement officers and dozens of armoured vehicles will be deployed across France this Saturday (December 8), ahead of what some Gilets Jaunes are calling the movement’s “Acte 4”.

French navy ship festival celebrates 30 historic years

The French navy ship the Maillé-Brézé is celebrating 30 years of being moored up at the Fosse port of Nantes (Pays de la Loire), with a festival in its honour taking place this weekend.

“A soldier among men”: Tributes to fallen gendarme

More tributes have been paid and flags set at half-mast in honour of the heroic gendarme officer who died during this week’s supermarket siege in the Aude.