Within this scope, in 2018 France adopted its “Strategy for the Indo-Pacific,” further refined by the Ministry of the Armed Forces the following year in its “French Defense Strategy for the ...

While developing regional partnerships and strengthening military capacities, the French armed forces also support the export of French military equipment. In 2022, France was the second largest ...

French armed forces in the Asia Pacific are organized around two regional commands. One is based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and is in charge of all joint French Operations conducted ...

Armed forces also regularly signal their ability to deploy air and sea assets quickly in times of crisis all the way to the South Pacific and East Asia. In 2023, air assets, including 10 Rafale ...

Speaking to USNI News in separate interviews, Rear Adm. Jean-Mathieu Rey, Joint Commander French Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific (ALPACI) and Captain Arnaud Tranchant, commanding officer of the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — France’s armed forces minister has pledged the country will remain committed to the Pacific region, as she warned of a “global confrontation” emerging there ...

On Jun. 27, 2024, the French, German and Spanish Air Forces started the historic deployment that will take 48 of their aircraft across the world to train in the Indo- Pacific region.

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Three Rafale fighter jets and 150 airmen with the French Air Force are flying training missions in Hawaii with American F-22 Raptors through Fourth of July weekend.

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The French Armed Forces in New Caledonia (FANC) hosted an opening ceremony for Croix du Sud at Les Artifices, a FANC military facility in Noumea, New ...

The French government has declared a state of emergency in its South Pacific island territory of New Caledonia after deadly violence erupted for a third day Wednesday, with armed clashes between ...

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Spc. Vinglas check in as the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia host the opening ceremony for Exercise Croix du Sud at Les Artifices, a military ...