Villagers surprised by soldier invasion during French army exercise Resident: ‘I opened my shutters and saw soldiers firing right in front of me’
Strange fireball seen in skies above west France was a missile test Maintaining operational credibility of France's nuclear weapons was necessary given the international environment, said the Ministry of the Armed Forces
France placed on highest security alert - what changes for the public? Temporary emergency level was put in place on Friday after a teacher was killed in a knife attack in northern France. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack Massive military exercise to take place on beaches in south of France France to train 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers and send defence systems Feared ‘explosion’ in Normandy was military plane sonic boom
14 Foreign Legion soldiers stopped in Paris on way to Ukraine It is not yet clear if the Ukrainians were travelling to fight or to help their families. Nine of them did not have permission to leave the country and another four were already considered ‘missing’
Day and night air combat exercises across parts of south west France The Armée de l’air is acting out an imagined conflict between ‘Greyland’ and ‘Redland’. They will be flying between Landes and the Massif Central until October 15
French sci-fi writers imagine future wars so the army can prepare The aim of the ‘red team’ of 10 writers is to come up with ideas that soldiers would not have thought of, says the Armies Ministry
France’s army platoon of carrier pigeons is one of its kind in Europe The 200 birds are looked after by Maréchal des Logis Sylvain, of the 8th Régiment de Transmissions at Mont Valérien in Hauts-de-Seine
French army dog posthumously given UK’s highest honour for animals Leuk, a Belgian Malinois, was honoured for life-saving actions while on duty
Covid France: Tests and vaccination updates April 4 Updates on the health situation in France, including when at-home Covid tests will be for sale, party organisers facing jail time, and QR codes suggested for entering restaurants
French army confirms 70kg order of Covid-19 drug The French army has confirmed it has bought 70kg of the drug chloroquine - which early medical trials have suggested may be effective against Covid-19 - as “a precaution”.
New Paris show tells history of France...in Playmobil More than 3,000 figures from children’s toy brand Playmobil are now on public display at the army museum at Les Invalides in Paris, arranged in scenes from French history.
Can you avoid prison by joining French Foreign Legion? I was told people can join the French Foreign Legion to avoid prison. Surely it is not true? S.M.
France to create new Space army command France is to create a new Space army, to “ensure the development and strengthening” of the country’s “spatial capacity”, President Emmanuel Macron has announced. France celebrates July 14 with Paris military display Unwell French national service group had 'supervision' Trump hits out at Macron days after France visit
Macron defends French army officer centenary ceremony President Emmanuel Macron has hit back at critics of the centenary ceremony in honour of military officers - set to be held at Les Invalides this Saturday (November 10) - saying it “makes sense to celebrate them”. Two generations of Dumas, each a compelling character Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed