France, Toulouse, 2026-02-18. At the French space command in Toulouse, exercise SPARTEX 2026 trains allied officers to face jamming, anti satellite missiles and cyber attacks on military satellites. The name of the air and space force on the glass. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, To…

France, Martignas-sur-Jalle, 2016-06-01. Out of season, the athletes of the French military ski team, nordic and alpine, go back to soldiering for a refresher course with a special forces regiment, from combat drill and shooting to water crossing and hand to hand. The boat is a dot on the water. Pho…

France, Toulouse, 2017-12-01. On operation Sentinelle, legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment patrol the streets, the metro and the airport of Toulouse, and train between two rotations. Reflected in the glass of the terminal. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 201…

France, Maripasoula, 2018-12-20. In French Guyana, illegal gold mining has been thriving for decades. Fuelled by clandestine workers from neighbouring Suriname and Brazil, this criminal enterprise has reached near-industrial proportions, destroying thousands of hectares of precious rainforest. The F…

France, Paris, 2022-06-12. Exhibition of GIGN special police forces during Eurosatory international land and airland defence and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
France, Paris, 2022-06-12. Demonstration du GIGN lors du salon int…

Three Royal Air Force Chinook heavy lift helicopters are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terrorism operations in Mali. Gao - Mali - august 2018. Trois hélicoptères de transport lourd Chinook de la Royal Air Force sont maintenant pleinement opérationnels et soutiennent les opé…