French Armed Forces
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The French Armed Forces are the unified military forces of France, encompassing the Army, Navy, Air and Space Force, and related services responsible for national defense and overseas operations.
Observed surface forms (10)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French armed forces | 6 |
| French military | 2 |
| Armed Forces of France | 1 |
| Force de dissuasion française | 1 |
| Forces armées françaises | 1 |
| French Armed Forces General Staff | 1 |
| French Armed Forces reserve | 1 |
| French Joint Forces | 1 |
| French forces | 1 |
| force de frappe | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| abolishedConscription | 2001 ⓘ |
| allianceMemberOf |
Common Security and Defence Policy
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union Common Security and Defence Policy
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| alsoKnownAs |
French Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Forces armées françaises
French Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
French military
|
| commanderInChief |
President of the French Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
President of France
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| follows | French military law ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Direction générale de l’armement
ⓘ
Foreign Legion ⓘ French Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
French Air and Space Force
French Army ⓘ French Navy ⓘ Marine Troops (Troupes de marine) ⓘ National Gendarmerie ⓘ Service de santé des armées ⓘ |
| hasCapability | nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| hasCommandStructure |
Air and Space Force staff
ⓘ
Army staff ⓘ Joint staff ⓘ Navy staff ⓘ Special Operations Command (France) ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
active personnel
ⓘ
reserve personnel ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine | professional volunteer military ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersIn | Paris ⓘ |
| hasMission |
aerospace defense
ⓘ
counterterrorism operations ⓘ crisis management ⓘ maritime security ⓘ protection of French nationals abroad ⓘ protection of French overseas territories ⓘ strategic deterrence ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| hasNuclearComponent |
air-launched nuclear weapons
ⓘ
land-based nuclear command and control ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| hasOverseasPresenceIn |
Djibouti
ⓘ
French Guiana ⓘ French Polynesia ⓘ New Caledonia ⓘ Réunion ⓘ Sahel ⓘ
surface form:
Sahel region
United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| headOf | Chief of the Defence Staff (France) ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Armies of the French Revolution and Empire
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
surface form:
Royal French Army
French Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Royal French Navy
|
| nuclearDoctrine |
French Armed Forces
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
force de frappe
|
| participatesIn |
EU military operations
ⓘ
NATO missions ⓘ UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of the Armed Forces (France)
|
| responsibleFor |
national defense of France
ⓘ
overseas military operations ⓘ |
| uses |
French
ⓘ
surface form:
French language
|
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French armed forces
this entity surface form:
French Armed Forces General Staff