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Drones FPV et munitions téléopérées : comment l'armée française rattrape la guerre à 500 euros defense-zone.com
Army

FPV drones and loitering munitions: how the French army is catching up with €500 warfare

A drone school, training centres in the brigades, loitering munitions on Tigre helicopters, 1,200 drones in the Orion exercise: where the French army’s drone transformation really stands in 2026.

18 September 2026
 Tests de sélection de l'armée de Terre : ce qui élimine vraiment les candidats defense-zone.com
Careers

French Army selection tests: what really eliminates candidates

9 September 2026
 Lecture : « La 317e Section », de Pierre Schoendoerffer defense-zone.com
Books

Book review: “La 317e Section” (The 317th Platoon), by Pierre Schoendoerffer

31 August 2026
 S'engager dans l'armée sans diplôme : ce que l'institution promet, ce qui attend vraiment les recrues defense-zone.com
Army

Joining the army without qualifications: what the institution promises, what really awaits recruits

26 August 2026
 Char Leclerc XLR : ce que vaut vraiment le char français modernisé defense-zone.com
Army

Leclerc XLR tank: what the modernised French tank is really worth

23 August 2026
 Mission Lynx : les Français en Estonie, aux portes de la Russie defense-zone.com
Army · From the magazine

Mission Lynx: the French in Estonia, on Russia’s doorstep

28 July 2026
 S'engager dans l'armée à 30 ans : les vraies limites d'âge, armée par armée defense-zone.com
Careers

Joining the French armed forces at 30: the real age limits, service by service

18 July 2026
 Salaire militaire 2026 : combien gagne vraiment un soldat de l'armée de Terre ? defense-zone.com
Army

Military pay 2027: how much does a French Army soldier really earn?

12 July 2026
 Les troupes parachutistes, à l'avant-garde des conflits futurs defense-zone.com
Army · From the magazine

Paratroopers, at the vanguard of future conflicts

10 July 2026
 French paratroopers: a complete guide to the 11e BP and airborne (TAP) units defense-zone.com
Army

French paratroopers: a complete guide to the 11e BP and airborne (TAP) units

12 February 2026
 Les régiments de la 11e Brigade parachutiste : organisation et spécialités
Army

The regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade: organisation and specialities

12 February 2026
 Le saut opérationnel militaire : techniques, préparation et déroulement
Army

The military operational jump: techniques, preparation and execution

12 February 2026
 Comment devenir parachutiste militaire : recrutement, formation et brevet TAP
Careers

How to become a military paratrooper: recruitment, training and the parachutist badge (brevet TAP)

12 February 2026
 Des premières unités aéroportées à la 11e BP moderne
Army

From the first airborne units to the modern 11e BP

12 February 2026
 Les commandos parachutistes : rôle, sélection et missions des GCP
Army

Commando paratroopers: role, selection and missions of the GCP

12 February 2026
 Les missions des parachutistes militaires : opérations aéroportées, projection et combat
Army

The missions of military paratroopers: airborne operations, deployment and combat

12 February 2026
 Les unités parachutistes dans le monde : comparaison des doctrines et des modèles d’emploi
Army

Parachute units around the world: comparing doctrines and models of employment

12 February 2026
 Régiments de la Légion étrangère : guide complet pour comprendre l’organisation defense-zone.com
Army

Regiments of the French Foreign Legion: a complete guide to its organisation

9 February 2026
 Le Groupement Commando Montagne (DZ#20) defense-zone.com
Army

The Mountain Commando Group (DZ#20)

18 December 2025
 Prix photographique Sergent Vermeille 2025 (DZ#20) defense-zone.com
Careers

Sergent Vermeille Photography Prize 2025 (DZ#20)

11 December 2025
 132e-RIC-former-des-chiens-pour-la-guerre-DZ-19 defense-zone.com
Careers

132e RIC: training dogs for war (DZ#19)

28 August 2025
 Royal-scots-dragoon-guards-l-élite-blindée-de-la-cavalerie-britannique-DZ-19 defense-zone.com
Defence equipment

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards: the armoured elite of the British cavalry (DZ#19)

14 August 2025
 Exercice-BALERIT-immersion-au-cœur-d-une-manœuvre-franco-britannique-en-Charente defense-zone.com
Army

Exercise BALERIT: inside a Franco-British manoeuvre in Charente

20 May 2025
 Focus sur le 2e Régiment étranger d'infanterie (DZ#18) defense-zone.com
Army

Focus on the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (DZ#18)

14 May 2025
 Barkhane-9-ans-de-guerre-au-Sahel-DZ-18 defense-zone.com
Army

Barkhane: 9 years of war in the Sahel (DZ#18)

7 May 2025
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