The French armed forces are preparing actively and rigorously to help secure the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP 24).

From 4th to 6th December, the French Armed Forces Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, hosts the South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) in Nouméa (New Caledonia). Who participates in this summit? What...

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The 8th Regional South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Summit, chaired by Sébastien Lecornu, ended with the signature of a Statement of Intent. The seven Member States have committed themselves to reinforce their co-operation and their co-ordination ar...

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Disinformation is a true weapon of destabilisation, upsetting the balance of power between states. Some countries, like Russia, no longer hesitate to use it to influence public opinion to gain a strategic advantage. Through several bodies France has been organising itself in the face of thes...

Collaborative combat, artificial intelligence, battlefield transparency, war economy... Faced with the geostrategic upheavals caused by the return of war to Europe and tensions in the Middle East, the French Army is adapting and carrying on with its transformation. The aim: to meet the deman...

The current wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East have had repercussions in all areas of conflict, particularly at sea. These conflicts add to an already deteriorating maritime environment, in which competition between major powers has been intensifying, sometimes at the expense of internat...

The Ministry of the Armed Forces counts among its civil and military staff just over two hundred high-level athletes. There are currently one hundred and fifty of them preparing in the hope of winning a selection and then a medal during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Discover by disciplin...

Canoe-kayak : discover the high-level athletes from La Défense who represent France at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.