France faces strategic reckoning as U.S. retreats from global leadership
French foreign and defence officials are perched on an extremely precarious precipice. An expansionist kind of isolationism is becoming more and more prevalent in the United States. It is turning away from its decades-long position as the protector of a global system from which it has profited much. Instead, in its pursuit of a peace […]
France to boost AASM bomb output to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia
According to the French daily Le Parisien, France intends to increase production of AASM hammer-guided air bombs from 830 units in 2024 to 1,200 in 2025. The use of French-made precision bombs by Ukrainian fighter planes has increased dramatically since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, and they are being provided to Ukraine as part […]
