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 France is celebrating its Fête Nationale today (July 14), with commemorative events in Paris including a military parade and flypast in front of President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders.
Voluntary national service will be obligatory by 2021 France's new national service could host 40,000 young people by 2020 – and will be compulsory the following year. School, not national service, is way forward Make sense of... Service national Military plane drops ‘bomb’ over Loiret, injuring two
‘Citizen course’ may replace Macron’s national service Series of compulsory week-long courses would lead to ‘citizen passport’ under plans being considered by MPs
Military service scheme expands A trial of ‘voluntary military service’ which started in 2015 is to be extended to six centres with the opening of two new ones this autumn.