French Army

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French Army

Components
Army Light Aviation
Troupes de marine
French Foreign Legion
Chasseurs alpins
List of current regiments
Structure of the French Army
Administration
Chief of Staff of the French Army
Equipment
Modern Equipment
History
History of the French Army
Timeline of the French Army
Personnel
List of senior officers
Rank insignia
Awards
Croix de guerre
Médaille militaire
Légion d'honneur
Awards

The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (English: Land Army), is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest. As of 2007, the army employs 134,000 regular soldiers, 15,500 reservists, and 25,750 civilians.[1] All soldiers are now considered professionals, following the suspension of conscription in 1996.

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[edit] Organisation

The army is divided into different Corps or armes. These Corps retain both symbolic and administrative values.

The operational organisation of the Army combines units from various Corps in 17 Brigades.

[edit] Statistics

French Armée de Terre statistics
Personnel (Regular Army) 134,000
Personnel (Reserve Forces) 15,800
Main Battle Tanks 407 Leclercs (as of 2007), 614 AMX-30B2s
Reconnaissance vehicles 1280 VBLs, 192 ERC-90s, 337 AMX-10RCs
Infantry Fighting vehicles 601 AMX-10Ps. To be replaced by the VBCI (550 combat version and 150 command version)
Armoured Personnel Carriers 3,975 VABs
Artillery pieces and mortar 105 TRF1s, 72 Caesar systems (currently being delivered), 134 AMX 30 AuF1s , 48 MLRSs
Aircraft 5 Pilatus PC-6 Porter, 12 Socata TBM700[2]
Helicopters 80 Eurocopter Tigers (12 already delivered), 8 EC-725s, 18 AS-555s, 27 AS-532, 230 Gazelles, 90 SA-330s[2]
mine detection 5 Chubby (mine detection system)

[edit] Photo Gallery

Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie

French soldiers with SPECTRA helmet of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. An AMX 30 AuF1 self-propelled gun can be seen in the background.

Eurocopter Tiger

Leclerc Tank

Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

artillery vehicle AMX 30 AuF1

[edit] Principles and values

French Military

Components
French Air Force
French Army
French Navy
French Gendarmerie
Ranks
Ranks in the French Army
Ranks in the French Navy
History of the French Military
Military History of France
La Grande Armée

The principles and values of the French Army are formulated in the Code of the French Soldier:

“ (...) Mastering his own strength, he respects his opponent and is careful to spare civilians. He obeys orders while respecting laws, customs of war and international conventions.(...) He is aware of global societies and respects their differences. (...) [3] ”

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ L'armée de Terre en chiffres (Décembre 2006)
  2. ^ a b French military aviation OrBat
  3. ^ Original French : (...) Maître de sa force, il respecte l’adversaire et veille à épargner les populations. Il obéit aux ordres, dans le respect des lois, des coutumes de la guerre et des conventions internationales. (...) Il est ouvert sur le monde et la société, et en respecte les différences. (...)  : [1]

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