Six in ten people support return to obligatory national service in France, poll shows Support is stronger amongst voters for right-wing and far-right parties
Villagers surprised by soldier invasion during French army exercise Resident: 鈥業 opened my shutters and saw soldiers firing right in front of me鈥�
news Strange fireball seen in skies above west France was a missile test Maintaining operational credibility of France's nuclear weapons was necessary given the international environment, said the Ministry of the Armed Forces
France placed on highest security alert - what changes for the public? Temporary emergency level was put in place on Friday after a teacher was killed in a knife attack in northern France. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack
Massive military exercise to take place on beaches in south of France 7,000 soldiers to train based around a hypothetical invasion scenario
France to train 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers and send defence systems The soldiers will be assigned to French units for several weeks, with training across three core areas 鈥� although the army minister stressed that this does not mean that France is at war
Feared 鈥榚xplosion鈥� in Normandy was military plane sonic boom Some residents expressed concern about the noise, especially as memories of the 2019 Lubrizol factory disaster are still fresh in Rouen
14 Foreign Legion soldiers stopped in Paris on way to Ukraine It is not yet clear if the Ukrainians were travelling to fight or to help their families. Nine of them did not have permission to leave the country and another four were already considered 鈥榤issing鈥�
Day and night air combat exercises across parts of south west France The Arm茅e de l鈥檃ir is acting out an imagined conflict between 鈥楪reyland鈥� and 鈥楻edland鈥�. They will be flying between Landes and the Massif Central until October 15
French sci-fi writers imagine future wars so the army can prepare The aim of the 鈥榬ed team鈥� of 10 writers is to come up with ideas that soldiers would not have thought of, says the Armies Ministry
France鈥檚 army platoon of carrier pigeons is one of its kind in Europe The 200 birds are looked after by Mar茅chal des Logis Sylvain, of the 8th R茅giment de Transmissions at Mont Val茅rien in Hauts-de-Seine
French army dog posthumously given UK鈥檚 highest honour for animals Leuk, a Belgian Malinois, was honoured for life-saving actions while on duty
Covid France: Tests and vaccination updates April 4 Updates on the health situation in France, including when at-home Covid tests will be for sale, party organisers facing jail time, and QR codes suggested for entering restaurants
France to create new Space army command France is to create a new Space army, to 鈥渆nsure the development and strengthening鈥� of the country鈥檚 鈥渟patial capacity鈥�, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.
