French armed forces receive more personal equipment

摘要

The French armed forces are receiving EUR1.8 billion (nearly USD2.2 billion) worth of personal equipment during the period covered by the Loi de Programma-tion Militaire 2019-2025 military funding programme, according to the Armed Forces Ministry. The ministry said on its website on 15 March that the armed forces would receive 1,116 Fusil de Precision Semi-Automatique (FPSA) high-precision semi-automatic rifles, 12,000 HK416F assault rifles, 925 Communications Numeriques Tactiques et de Theatre (Digital Tactical and Theatre Communications, CONTACT) vehicular radios and 850 portable versions, 66 Melchior VS1 and VS2 radios, 1,800 O-NYX night-vision goggles (NVGs), and 1,350 parachute kits in 2021.