Editing French Armed Forces (section)

===Exercises===
[[File:French air force Dassault Rafale refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender.jpg|thumb|A [[Dassault Rafale]] refuels from a USAF KC-10 Extender]] 
France participates in several recurring exercises with other nations, including:
* [[South America air forces maneuvers|CRUZEX]], joint aerial combat training exercises in Brazil.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719031120/http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/operacoes_aereas/cruzex/index.php?page=mostra&id=212&idioma=1 FAB In CRUZEX IV Coalition Force's backstage]</ref><ref>[http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/cruzex.pdf FAB CRUZEX IV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719031147/http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/cruzex.pdf |date=2011-07-19 }} {{in lang|pt}}</ref>
* [[Caraibe 2013]], every two years in the Caribbean, centering on [[Martinique]] and [[Guadeloupe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lc.ambafrance.org/FRENCH-MILITARY-EXERCISE-CARAIBE |title=FRENCH MILITARY EXERCISE – CARAIBE 2013 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=3 May 2013 |website=La France dans la Caraïbe |publisher=Government of France |access-date= 8 May 2021}}</ref>
* [[Exercise Croix du Sud|Croix du Sud]], in New Caledonia every two years with Australia, New Zealand, the United States and other Pacific nations.
* [[Varuna (naval exercise)|Varuna]], an annual naval exercise with India.
* [[Air Defender 23|NATO Air Defender 2023]], the largest deployment exercise in NATO's history.
In 2023, Exercise Orion, the largest in decades, is to be held in the [[Champagne-Ardenne]] region. About 10,000 soldiers are expected to take part, along with the French navy and possibly forces from Belgium, Britain, and the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/03/31/the-french-armed-forces-are-planning-for-high-intensity-war |title=The French armed forces are planning for high-intensity war |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 March 2021 |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=8 May 2021 |url-access= limited}}</ref>