When the newly-formed GIGN looked for a handgun, the MR73 was a natural fit. Photo credit ECP Armee. While a revolver may seem a strange choice at a time when excellent modern semi-automatic ...

The GIGN plays the most important role in the storyline of Ad Vitam. The GIGN is one of France's tactical special units within the National Gendarmerie. It is competent in conducting counter ...

Facing a security situation described by the interior ministry as the most challenging in modern history, members of the GIGN, a top tactical unit, have been preparing to confront the worst-case ...