In France, President Emmanuel Macron attended the final phase of the “Orion 26” military exercises on Thursday, a large-scale combat simulation involving thousands of troops from France and several European nations. The drills, which began in February, highlight a growing focus on military readiness across Europe amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, as Monte Francis reports.
President Macron attends Orion 26 excerices
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Wed 11:29 - Le Figaro
Drones, high-intensity combat, discretion of command posts... The lessons of the Orion exercise for the French army
Thu 10:24 - Le Monde
With Orion, the French army completes an exercise on a scale never seen since the Cold War
Thu 10:29 - Le Figaro
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Fri 09:41 - France 24
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Fri 13:02 - France 24
President Macron attends Orion 26 excerices