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France Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 99 weapon systems built or assembled in France, including aircraft & uavs, air defense, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

99 weapon systems
99Catalog records
9Equipment categories
8Leading builders shown
8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Aircraft & UAVs11Air Defense5Armored Vehicles9Artillery7Infantry Weapons3Munitions29Naval Systems32Support Equipment1Tanks2

Builder Links

GIAT Industries14Naval Group11MBDA10KNDS France8Nexter6Panhard6Aerospatiale4BAE Systems Bofors4

Conflict Coverage

2014 Russia-Ukraine War282011 First Libyan Civil War141990 Gulf War122012 Mali War111982 Falklands War102001 War in Afghanistan102014 War Against the Islamic State102014 Yemen Civil War10

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Survey Copter Aliaca UAV, Maritime mini uncrewed aircraft system, Aircraft & UAVs2020 Operation IriniSurvey Copter Aliaca UAVMaritime mini uncrewed aircraft systemBuilt by: AirbusSurvey Copter Aliaca is a French maritime mini-UAS in French Navy service under the SMDM program, extending ship and coastal surveillance with EO/IR imagery and AIS collection. French Navy sources document SMDM use from Commandant Bouan during 2020 Operation Irini, while later Airbus material describes a VTOL branch that keeps the same surveillance architecture with a smaller launch-and-recovery footprint.
Medium-duty helicopter, Medium twin-engine helicopter class, Aircraft & UAVsMedium-duty helicopterMedium twin-engine helicopter classBuilt by: Airbus HelicoptersMedium-duty helicopter is a medium twin-engine class represented by the Airbus H160, a six-tonne aircraft used for offshore transport, public-service, rescue, law-enforcement, and military-derivative roles. Airbus lists the H160 with 150-knot speed, 480-nautical-mile range, and 6,050 kg maximum takeoff weight, while China Daily identifies Haixun 06 as carrying a medium-duty helicopter for search-and-rescue operations.
Dassault Mirage III/5, Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter family, Aircraft & UAVs1966 South African Border War, 1967 Six-Day War +7 moreDassault Mirage III/5Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter familyBuilt by: Dassault AviationThe Dassault Mirage III/5 is a French single-engine, delta-wing fighter family that evolved from the Mirage III interceptor into the Mirage 5 strike derivative. Exported widely and adapted by multiple air arms, it saw combat from the 1967 Six-Day War and 1969 War of Attrition through the Falklands, Paquisha, 1966 South African Border War, and Pakistan's 2019 air crisis.
Mirage F1, Single-engine fighter and strike aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1980 Iran-Iraq War, 1990 Gulf War +6 moreMirage F1Single-engine fighter and strike aircraftBuilt by: Dassault AviationThe Dassault Mirage F1 is a French swept-wing fighter family built around all-weather interception but adapted into attack, reconnaissance, trainer, and export multirole versions. Its source-backed conflict record spans Iraqi Mirage F1EQ missions in the Iran-Iraq War and Gulf War, Ecuadorian Cenepa War sorties, French reconnaissance and strike-support deployments from Kosovo to Afghanistan, Libya, and Mali, and a 2019 Libyan shootdown tied to GNA strike activity during the Tripoli siege.
Mirage 2000, Single-engine multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +6 moreMirage 2000Single-engine multirole fighter aircraftBuilt by: Dassault AviationThe Mirage 2000 is Dassault Aviation's French single-engine delta-wing fighter family, built around air-defense and strike variants. The Mirage 2000-5 branch modernized the air-defense Mirage with RDY-family radar, HOTAS and glass-cockpit avionics, and MICA air-to-air missiles; the catalog tracks its use from Indian high-altitude strike missions in the 1999 Kargil War to French expeditionary operations and Ukraine's 2025 wartime introduction of French-supplied Mirage 2000-5 aircraft.
SEPECAT Jaguar, Supersonic jet attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1975 Western Sahara War, 1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict +4 moreSEPECAT JaguarSupersonic jet attack aircraftBuilt by: SEPECAT / Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedThe SEPECAT Jaguar is a Franco-British supersonic jet attack aircraft built for low-level strike, close air support, reconnaissance, and tactical nuclear delivery. Jointly developed by SEPECAT and later license-produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for India, it first flew in 1968 and went on to see documented combat use in the 1975 Western Sahara War, the Chadian-Libyan conflict, the 1990 Gulf War, the 1992 Bosnian War, the 1999 Kargil War, and the 1995 Cenepa War.
SA 330 Puma, Twin-engine medium-lift utility helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1982 Falklands War, 1990 Gulf War +3 moreSA 330 PumaTwin-engine medium-lift utility helicopterBuilt by: Aerospatiale / Westland Helicopters / IARThe SA 330 Puma is a French-designed twin-engine medium-lift helicopter family built for troop transport, casualty evacuation, logistics, search-and-rescue, and utility missions. Cataloged conflict rows cover Argentine Puma use in the Falklands War, RAF support-helicopter use in the Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq, plus Portugal's late-2024 transfer of stored Puma helicopters to Ukrainian forces, while the record separates the original SA 330 family from the later Super Puma/Cougar successor page.
Super Puma combat support helicopter, Twin-engine medium-lift utility helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, 2001 War in Afghanistan +3 moreSuper Puma combat support helicopterTwin-engine medium-lift utility helicopterBuilt by: Aerospatiale / Airbus HelicoptersThe Super Puma/Cougar combat-support family is a French twin-engine medium- and heavy-lift helicopter line built by Aerospatiale, Eurocopter, and Airbus Helicopters for tactical lift, casualty evacuation, search-and-rescue, special-operations, and utility missions. This family record covers AS332, AS532/H215M, H225, and H225M/EC725 Caracal branches, with conflict evidence ranging from Turkish, Spanish, Nigerian, French, and Ukrainian operation or transfer contexts.
Dassault Rafale, Twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2011 First Libyan Civil War +3 moreDassault RafaleTwin-engine multirole fighter aircraftBuilt by: Dassault AviationThe Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine multirole fighter built around air defense, reconnaissance, close air support, and deep-strike missions with a common airframe for air force and naval variants. Its documented combat use spans French operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, and the anti-Islamic State air campaign, while Indian Air Force Rafales were reported in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict as stand-off strike aircraft using SCALP and HAMMER munitions during Operation Sindoor.

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Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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SAMP/T, Mobile long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarSAMP/TMobile long-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: Eurosam (MBDA / Thales)SAMP/T, known as MAMBA in French service, is a Franco-Italian truck-mounted air and missile defense system built around Aster interceptors, multifunction radar, engagement command modules, and road-mobile vertical launchers. Ukraine uses SAMP/T batteries for scarce long-range air defense against Russian aircraft, missiles, and drones, while the SAMP/T NG path adds newer radar, Aster 30 Block 1NT, and a multi-layer configuration integrating VL MICA.
Ground Master 200, Mobile medium-range air-surveillance radar, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGround Master 200Mobile medium-range air-surveillance radarBuilt by: ThalesThe Ground Master 200 is a Thales mobile medium-range radar family used for air surveillance, air-defense cueing, and, in newer Multi Mission variants, counter-battery and weapon-locating tasks. France supplied GM200 radars to Ukraine for air-defense surveillance during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, while European operators have adopted the later MM/A and MM/C configurations for ground-based air defense and artillery support.
Crotale, Short-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +1 moreCrotaleShort-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: Thales GroupCrotale is a French short-range surface-to-air missile family built around radar and electro-optical target tracking for point defense of forces, bases, ships, and strategic sites. The family spans the original R440 Crotale, export derivatives such as Shahine and Cactus, and the Crotale NG/Crotale Mk3 line using VT-1-family interceptors. France supplied Crotale NG systems to Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, while Shahine and Cactus variants give the system a longer conflict record in Saudi and South African service.

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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Panhard M3 armored personnel carrier, 4x4 amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarPanhard M3 armored personnel carrier4x4 amphibious armored personnel carrierBuilt by: PanhardThe Panhard M3 is a French 4x4 amphibious armored personnel carrier developed as an export troop carrier around the Panhard AML armored-car family. The design shared most AML automotive components but moved the powerpack behind the driver to free a rear troop compartment for two crew and up to ten infantry. In 2014 Yemen Civil War sourcing it appears as a legacy Yemeni Army M3 VTT inventory type rather than a newly supplied or incident-specific system, so the conflict row stays limited to protected troop-movement context where serviceable vehicles remained available.
Panhard VBL M11 light armored vehicle, 4x4 light armored reconnaissance and liaison vehicle, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2012 Mali WarPanhard VBL M11 light armored vehicle4x4 light armored reconnaissance and liaison vehicleBuilt by: PanhardThe Panhard VBL M11 is a French 4x4 light armored vehicle family developed for reconnaissance, liaison, infiltration, and protected movement with a compact amphibious baseline hull. The catalog record distinguishes normal French operational use, including Operation Serval in Mali, from Lake Chad basin evidence where sources document VBL M11/Panhard VBL materiel captured by, in service with, or recovered from Boko Haram and ISWAP rather than proving sustained insurgent operation.
VAB, 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarVAB4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrierBuilt by: ArquusThe VAB is a French armored personnel carrier family selected in the 1970s for protected troop movement, with the VAB-VTT/Véhicule Transport de Troupe as the baseline infantry transport configuration. Thousands were produced across command, ambulance, mortar, anti-tank, and remote-weapon variants; Arquus also markets VAB MK3 as a newer 6x6 medium armored-vehicle branch, while Ukraine-conflict sourcing for this record documents transferred legacy VAB armored personnel carriers and separate Mk3 delivery/testing evidence.
BTR-60 with AML-90 turret, Improvised 8x8 armored fighting vehicle / fire-support conversion, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarBTR-60 with AML-90 turretImprovised 8x8 armored fighting vehicle / fire-support conversionBuilt by: Unknown / Gorky Automobile Plant / PanhardThe BTR-60 with AML-90 turret is a Yemeni field conversion that combines a Soviet BTR-60PB armored personnel carrier hull with the 90 mm gun turret from a French Panhard AML-90 armored car. The hybrid traded the base APC's machine-gun turret for a much heavier direct-fire weapon, reflecting Yemen's improvised use of aging armored stocks during the civil war.
Panhard AML 60 Serval, Wheeled reconnaissance armored car, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyPanhard AML 60 ServalWheeled reconnaissance armored carBuilt by: PanhardThe Panhard AML 60 Serval is a French AML-family 4x4 reconnaissance armored car that pairs the AML chassis with a Hispano-Suiza HE 60-20 Serval turret, a 60 mm breech-loaded mortar, and either M693 or HS.820/KAD 20 mm cannon armament. Boko Haram Insurgency sourcing is strongest for Serval seizure or recovery listings and broader Nigerian AML-60 deployments, so the conflict record separates Serval-specific capture evidence from less specific AML-60 field-use reporting.

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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MO-120 RT, 120 mm rifled towed heavy mortar, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2012 Mali War +3 moreMO-120 RT120 mm rifled towed heavy mortarBuilt by: Brandt / TDA Armements / Thales / General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / MKE, Sarsilmaz, KalekalipThe MO-120 RT is a French 120 mm rifled towed heavy mortar developed by Brandt and later associated with TDA/Thales production. Its rifled barrel, two-wheel carriage, and rocket-assisted ammunition option give it longer range than many smoothbore infantry mortars, while keeping the system towable by light or medium vehicles. The family also appears through derivatives such as the U.S. Marine Corps M327 EFSS and Turkey's HY-12, giving the page conflict evidence from Ukraine, Mali, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Colombia.
120mm MO-120-AM50, 120 mm smoothbore heavy mortar, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1982 Falklands War120mm MO-120-AM50120 mm smoothbore heavy mortarBuilt by: BrandtThe 120mm MO-120-AM50 is a French Brandt smoothbore heavy mortar developed after World War II and fielded from the 1950s as a towed, baseplate-fired, or carriage-fired infantry support weapon. It predates the later MO-120 RT rifled mortar family and appears in the catalog through two direct evidence lanes: an Imperial War Museums object record for an Argentine Army Brandt 120 mm mortar captured during the Falklands War, and SIPRI transfer data recording Denmark's 2024 delivery of MW-50 120mm mortars to Ukraine.
MdCN / SCALP Naval, Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile, Artillery2011 Syrian Civil WarMdCN / SCALP NavalShip- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missileBuilt by: MBDAMdCN, also called SCALP Naval or NCM, is MBDA's French naval cruise missile for precision land attack from FREMM frigates and Barracuda/Suffren-class submarines. MBDA describes the weapon as a very-long-range, metric-accuracy deep-strike missile launched either from A70 SYLVER vertical cells or 21-inch submarine torpedo tubes, and French forces used it operationally during the April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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20mm GIAT M693 autocannon, French 20 mm autocannon chambered for 20x139mm NATO rounds, Infantry Weapons20mm GIAT M693 autocannonFrench 20 mm autocannon chambered for 20x139mm NATO roundsBuilt by: GIAT Industries / NexterThe GIAT M693 is a French 20 mm autocannon family developed for armored-vehicle, anti-aircraft, and naval mount applications. Specialist references trace the gun to the earlier M621 mechanism but a larger 20x139 mm NATO cartridge, dual-belt feed, and about 900 rounds per minute. The catalog keeps it as a relationship-only component page because public sources most clearly document the M693 through host platforms and derivatives: AMX-10P vehicles, naval 20F2 mounts, Narwhal 20B turrets, and the South African GI2 production variant.
MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict, 1982 Falklands War +5 moreMILANMan-portable anti-tank guided missileBuilt by: Euromissile / MBDAMILAN is a Franco-German, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile built around a reusable launch post and disposable missile round. Designed for infantry anti-armor teams, the SACLOS system requires the operator to keep the sight on target while guidance commands travel through a wire link. Its long service record spans Cold War export use, truck-mounted Chadian firepower in 1987, German-supplied Peshmerga launchers in Iraq, Islamic State use documented at Kobane, and French deliveries to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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90 mm canister projectile, 90 mm canister anti-personnel projectile, Munitions90 mm canister projectile90 mm canister anti-personnel projectileBuilt by: GIAT Industries / Nexter MunitionsThe 90 mm canister projectile covers French ODR-series close-range anti-personnel ammunition associated with the GIAT CN 90 F1 / CN90F1 vehicle-gun family. Jane's documents the ODR F1 canister round for Giat 90 mm CN 90 F1 and F2 guns, with about 1,100 lead spheres and a 150 m maximum effective range; Forecast International separately lists ODR 90 F1 and ODR 90 F2 canister rounds under Nexter Munitions.
90 mm HEAT projectile, 90 mm high-explosive anti-tank projectile, Munitions90 mm HEAT projectile90 mm high-explosive anti-tank projectileBuilt by: GIAT Industries / Nexter Munitions / MECARThe 90 mm HEAT projectile is a French high-explosive anti-tank tracer round family associated with GIAT 90 mm light vehicle guns, especially the CN90F1 / DEFA D921 on AML-90-family turrets. Public ammunition references identify OCC 90-62 and related OCC 90 F1/F2 listings, while Nexter/MECAR documentation ties the later M630 service and M653 training-practice rounds specifically to CN 90 F1 guns.
90 mm HE projectile, 90 mm high-explosive fin-stabilized projectile, Munitions90 mm HE projectile90 mm high-explosive fin-stabilized projectileBuilt by: Nexter MunitionsThe 90 mm HE projectile is the French OE 90 F1 high-explosive, fin-stabilized cartridge for the CN90F1 / 90 mm F1 vehicle-gun lineage. Forecast International lists OE 90 F1 under Nexter Munitions and the related Luchaire line, while ordnance references identify the full French cartridge label and explosive weight. The record remains relationship-only because the consulted sources support ammunition identity and firing-gun compatibility, not exact-round use in a named conflict.
105 mm Mle 53 high-explosive shell, 105 mm high-explosive howitzer shell, Munitions105 mm Mle 53 high-explosive shell105 mm high-explosive howitzer shellBuilt by: UnknownThe 105 mm Mle 53, formally OE Mle 53 in French artillery-history sources, was the 16 kg high-explosive shell defined for the postwar 105 mm Mle 50 howitzer family. It gave the TF50 and related AMX-105 artillery a documented 14.5 km high-explosive range, but this page remains a relationship-only ammunition record because the reviewed sources identify the shell as Mle 50 ammunition rather than separately naming Mle 53 rounds in a specific conflict.
Bofors 155mm BONUS munition, 155 mm artillery-launched, fire-and-forget anti-armor munition, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateBofors 155mm BONUS munition155 mm artillery-launched, fire-and-forget anti-armor munitionBuilt by: BAE Systems Bofors / KNDS FranceBONUS is a Swedish-French 155 mm artillery projectile that ejects two sensor-fuzed submunitions over an armor target area. BAE Systems describes it as a fire-and-forget round compatible with most existing 155 mm artillery guns, while conflict reporting documents French use against Islamic State vehicles and Ukrainian use against Russian armor.
BONUS 155 mm top-attack submunition projectile, 155 mm artillery-launched, fire-and-forget anti-armor munition, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateBONUS 155 mm top-attack submunition projectile155 mm artillery-launched, fire-and-forget anti-armor munitionBuilt by: BAE Systems Bofors / KNDS FranceBONUS is a Swedish-French 155 mm artillery projectile that ejects two sensor-fuzed submunitions over an armor target area. BAE Systems describes it as a fire-and-forget round compatible with most existing 155 mm artillery guns, while conflict reporting documents French use against Islamic State vehicles and Ukrainian use against Russian armor.
F21 heavyweight torpedo, 533 mm heavyweight torpedo, MunitionsF21 heavyweight torpedo533 mm heavyweight torpedoBuilt by: Naval GroupThe F21 is Naval Group's French 533 mm heavyweight torpedo developed under the DGA-led Artemis program to replace the F17 Mod 2 on French submarines. Official and specialist sources describe a submarine-launched, fibre-optic wire-guided weapon with autonomous acoustic homing, countermeasure resistance, blue-water and littoral operating modes, French and Brazilian service, and selection for the Netherlands' future Orka-class submarines.
BLG 66 Belouga, Air-dropped cluster bomb and submunition dispenser, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 1991 Sierra Leone Civil War +1 moreBLG 66 BelougaAir-dropped cluster bomb and submunition dispenserBuilt by: Matra / GIAT Industries / Thomson-DASA ArmementsThe BLG 66 Belouga is a French low-drag air-dropped cluster bomb that dispenses 151 EG, IZ, or AC 66 mm submunitions from a standard NATO 14-inch attachment. The record covers French Jaguar carriage in the 1990 Gulf War, a disputed Nigerian ECOWAS use allegation from Sierra Leone, and later Boko Haram evidence limited to recovered submunitions reused in improvised explosives.
SCALP-EG, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 moreSCALP-EGAir-launched cruise missileBuilt by: MBDASCALP-EG is the French-service member of the Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise-missile family, an MBDA deep-strike weapon built for pre-planned attacks on high-value fixed targets such as hardened facilities and key infrastructure. French aircraft used SCALP-EG in Libya, Iraq and the 2018 Syria strikes, Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft later carried it as a Western long-range precision-strike option, Indian Rafales were reported to have used SCALP during Operation Sindoor in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
Storm Shadow, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2003 Iraq War +4 moreStorm ShadowAir-launched cruise missileBuilt by: MBDAStorm Shadow is the UK name for the Franco-British Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise missile, a low-observable deep-strike weapon built by MBDA for precision attacks on hardened or high-value fixed targets. RAF Tornado GR4s used Storm Shadow from the Iraq War through Libya and the April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War, UK-supplied missiles later gave Ukraine a longer-range conventional strike option from adapted Su-24 aircraft, UK parliamentary records document Saudi use in Yemen, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
Meteor, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, MunitionsMeteorBeyond-visual-range air-to-air missileBuilt by: MBDAMBDA Meteor is a European beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by six partner nations under MBDA leadership. The missile combines active radar homing, datalinked mid-course updates, a blast-fragmentation warhead, and a variable-flow ducted rocket for sustained endgame energy; official sources document operational carriage on Gripen, Typhoon, and Rafale aircraft and ongoing integration or test activity for F-35 and KF-21 fighters.
VT-1 missile, Command-guided surface-to-air missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine WarVT-1 missileCommand-guided surface-to-air missileBuilt by: Thales Air DefenceThe VT-1 is a high-speed command-guided surface-to-air missile associated with the Crotale NG and later Crotale Mk3 air-defense systems. It is not a stand-alone battlefield weapon: the missile is fired from Crotale launchers that provide radar, optical tracking, command guidance, and target engagement control. Open references distinguish the baseline VT-1 used by Crotale NG from the extended-range Mk3 configuration, and Ukrainian Crotale NG combat reporting connects the missile family to short-range air-defense use in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
MICA, Multi-mission air-to-air and air-defense missile family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2026 Iran WarMICAMulti-mission air-to-air and air-defense missile familyBuilt by: MBDAMBDA's MICA is a French multi-mission missile family used from Rafale and Mirage 2000-5 fighters and adapted into VL MICA land and VL-MICA-M naval air-defense systems. It pairs RF and imaging-infrared seeker options in a 112-kilogram, 3.1-meter missile class; recent reporting documents Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5 carriage in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War and French Rafale use during the 2026 Iran War.
HAMMER / AASM, Rocket-assisted air-to-ground precision-guided munition kit, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2011 First Libyan Civil War +4 moreHAMMER / AASMRocket-assisted air-to-ground precision-guided munition kitBuilt by: Safran Electronics & DefenseHAMMER, also known as AASM, is Safran's modular French smart air-to-surface weapon family, combining standard bomb bodies with guidance and range-extension kits for stand-off precision attack. The catalog tracks French Rafale use in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, and 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve, Ukrainian wartime use of French-supplied AASM/HAMMER bombs, source-limited Indian reporting that identified HAMMER munitions on Indian Air Force Rafales during Operation Sindoor, and newer XLR and LIR development paths.
Exocet MM38 anti-ship cruise missile, Ship- and ground-launched anti-ship cruise missile, Munitions1982 Falklands WarExocet MM38 anti-ship cruise missileShip- and ground-launched anti-ship cruise missileBuilt by: Nord Aviation / AerospatialeThe Exocet MM38 is the original French surface-launched Exocet anti-ship cruise missile, developed by Nord Aviation and fielded from ships before later coastal adaptations. MBDA identifies MM38 as a fire-and-forget, sea-skimming design, while Falklands War sources document Argentine technicians adapting ship-launched MM38 missiles into an improvised shore battery that struck HMS Glamorgan on June 12, 1982.
Matra Magic II missile, Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMatra Magic II missileShort-range infrared homing air-to-air missileBuilt by: MatraThe Matra Magic II missile, also designated R.550 Magic 2, is a French short-range infrared-homing air-to-air missile developed by Matra as the improved follow-on to the original R.550 Magic. Reference sources describe it as the late-Cold-War version with an improved all-aspect seeker, and Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5 reporting in 2025 documents Magic 2 use in air-defense missions during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

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Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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Tanks

Heavy armor built around direct fire, protection, and battlefield shock.

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120mm Giat CN120-26, 120 mm L/52 smoothbore tank gun, Tanks120mm Giat CN120-26120 mm L/52 smoothbore tank gunBuilt by: KNDS FranceThe 120mm Giat CN120-26 is the French L/52 smoothbore tank gun built for the Leclerc main battle tank. Forecast International identifies GIAT Industries as the sole-source contractor for the CN-120 F1 program, while Weaponsystems.net lists the gun as a French EFAB de Bourges development with a vertical sliding breech, autoloader feed in the Leclerc installation, NATO 120 mm ammunition compatibility, and more than 800 examples produced.