France claims world’s first space-to-earth laser comms

France claims world’s first space-to-earth laser comms
France claims world’s first space-to-earth laser comms

“Others have already demonstrated the proof of concept that a laser link can be established between a satellite and a ground-station but we are proposing an actual product that exists and can be bought off-the-shelf,” Jean-Francois Morizur, co-founder and CEO of Cailabs, told Breaking Defense.

French military intelligence office reorganizing post-Ukraine, with ‘360 degree’ threat analysis

French military intelligence office reorganizing post-Ukraine, with ‘360 degree’ threat analysis
French military intelligence office reorganizing post-Ukraine, with ‘360 degree’ threat analysis

French Maj. Gen. Cyril Carcy told Breaking Defense that his intelligence office can “no longer focus on a 60-degree angle between Western Africa and the Middle-East dictated by the fight against terrorism.”

ASTERX 2021: French Space Forces Reach For Higher ‘Orbit’

ASTERX 2021: French Space Forces Reach For Higher ‘Orbit’
ASTERX 2021: French Space Forces Reach For Higher ‘Orbit’

The French military is moving apace in keeping with Paris’s determination to, at a minimum, keep its rank as the third international space power in an increasingly large and competitive club of nations.

France, Eager To Boost Exports, Touts ‘Combat Proven’ Gear

France, Eager To Boost Exports, Touts ‘Combat Proven’ Gear
France, Eager To Boost Exports, Touts ‘Combat Proven’ Gear

PARIS AIR SHOW: Crowds thronged around the French Defense Ministry pavilion today, chatting with Rafale fighter pilots and the engineers who helped build the planes. It was a most unusual sight, all those civilians — with a fairly high percentage of women — listening intently to and then chatting with the pilots, who also stood in…