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MILITARY1d agoFrance experiments with smaller tank units to evade drone attacksFrench Army commanders want to know if dispersed “Lego bricks” of Leclerc tanks and support vehicles can make themselves uninteresting to adversaries.Defense News
MILITARY1d agoFinland joins France's forward nuclear deterrence initiativeFinnish President Alexander Stubb stressed that Finland’s "foremost priority" was still to act as part of NATO and the EU and that the French initiative would not "replace or overlap with NATO’s nuclear deterrence."EuroNews [en]
MILITARY2d agoFinland to join France’s forward nuclear deterrentFinland has decided to join France’s forward nuclear deterrence initiative, extending the measure to a country sharing a long border with Russia, the two countries said in a joint statement on Monday. France is extending its nuclear deterrent to European allies as the continent reassesses its security in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s shake-up of Nato. “Finland has decided to join forward deterrence,” the two countries said. “A nuclear steering group will be set up in the coming months...South China Morning Post
MILITARY2d agoFrance and Germany struggle to get their act together on European defenceAs the EU faces immense pressure to invest in defence and manage its own security, deep-rooted strategic divisions between France and Germany are surfacing, preventing an effective European approach.EuroNews [en]
MILITARY2d agoFinland to join France's forward nuclear deterrentFinland is the 10th European country to agree to join France's nuclear deterrent plan. 'A nuclear steering group will be set up in the coming months to begin implementing this cooperation,' the countries said in a statement on Monday.Le Monde [en]