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  • Lockheed Delivers First C-130J Airlifter to French Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Delivers First C-130J Airlifter to French Military

    France’s military received an initial C-130J Super Hercules airlifter from Lockheed Martin in December. The C-130J-30 aircraft that arrived at Orleans Air Base in France is the first of four Lockheed-built planes ordered by the French directorate general of armament through a contract with the U.S. government, the French ministry of the armed forces said Dec. 22. The ministry expects the […] More

  • Airbus Receives Order for 7 Additional Tiger Choppers From France - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Receives Order for 7 Additional Tiger Choppers From France

    France has placed an order for seven more Airbus-built Tiger attack helicopters in an effort to help French troops perform air-land operations in sub-Saharan Africa, Defense News reported Tuesday. Pierre Tran writes the French defense procurement agency or DGA made the order on Dec. 17 through France’s Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation. The report said DGA […] More

  • France Orders 3rd General Atomics Reaper Drone From US - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    France Orders 3rd General Atomics Reaper Drone From US

    France has placed an order for a third General Atomics-built Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle under a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. Air Force, the French defense ministry said Thursday. The French government made the order through the country’s directorate general of armaments and under a military program that aims to equip its air force […] More

  • Laurent Collet-Billon Joins Thales Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Laurent Collet-Billon Joins Thales Board of Directors

    Laurent Collet-Billon, a former executive at France’s defense procurement agency and representative of the state’s golden share in Thales, has been elected into the company’s board of directors following Bruno Parent’s resignation as board member. The company said Wednesday Bertrand Le Meur, a general armaments engineer, will replace replace Collet-Billon as the French state’s representative. Collet-Billon will serve as board member until Thales’ […] More