From blueprint to the battlefield, how the US is preparing for tomorrow’s world order

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France picks MBDA-Safran combo to supply multiple rocket launcher

Paris snubbed competing offers from Thales and ArianeGroup, as well as from U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace.
French army shows Leclerc tank with once-mocked anti-drone cage

Once derided as primitive, roof-mounted armor variants have been adopted by both Russian and Ukrainian forces as drone threats proliferate.
France prepares Ukraine-inspired ‘kill web’ for battlefield awareness

The kill web will be part of the broader Arcadia AI-powered battlefield command and control structure, a top French commander said.
Interview: French Army chief Schill talks technology, surprise and ‘archaic’ combat

“We should avoid excessive analogies. France is not Ukraine,” said Gen. Pierre Schill in an interview ahead of the Eurosatory defense expo near Paris.