Tag: Yves le Dryan

• Monday, August 5th 2013 - 02:00 UTC

  France drastically cuts defence; expects the Rafale can save it from further axing

  

  France is to cut more than 30,000 defence posts and reduce or delay orders for jet fighters and other equipment as the socialist government seeks to balance the need for stringent spending cuts with a bid to sustain the country’s role as a big military power.