France’s Macron visits military sites, touts arms production

PARIS (AP) — Touting France’s military prowess, President Emmanuel Macron has visited a Caesar cannon firing range and missile testing facility along with his army minister. The presidential visit Thursday was to the test center of the General Directorate of Armaments and to see ammunition manufacturing activities on the Nexter Arrowtech site — both in the Cher region of central France. It aimed to remind military “manufacturers of the objective of producing enough, more quickly and at controlled prices.” It comes four months after Macron set out the need to adapt the French military to new conditions amid the war in Europe.