French President Emmanuel Macron attended the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, on 14 July 2026, presiding over the ceremonial display of the French Armed Forces on the Champs-Élysées. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Military participants marched along the Champs-Élysées in Paris during the annual Bastille Day parade on 14 July 2026, marking France's National Day with a ceremonial display of the country's armed forces. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Servicemembers and parade contingents assembled on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 14 July 2026 for France's annual Bastille Day ceremony, one of Europe's largest recurring military displays. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Parade participants took their positions along the iconic Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris on 14 July 2026, as France marked its National Day with the traditional annual military ceremony. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
A flyover performance by French military aircraft drew attention skyward during the Bastille Day parade in Paris on 14 July 2026, a highlight of France's annual National Day military ceremony. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Contingents representing branches of the French Armed Forces participated in the Bastille Day parade on 14 July 2026 in Paris, honouring France's National Day with a formal military march. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
French President Emmanuel Macron reviewed the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on 14 July 2026, fulfilling his role as commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces at the republic's most prominent ceremonial event. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Soldiers and military units marched down the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 14 July 2026, as France celebrated Bastille Day — the anniversary of the 1789 storming of the Bastille fortress. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
France showcased its defence capabilities during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris on 14 July 2026, with military units from across the French Armed Forces marching before spectators and dignitaries. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
The annual Bastille Day military parade on 14 July 2026 drew participants and spectators to Paris, continuing a tradition that has made the event one of the most recognised National Day ceremonies in the world. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Precisely formed military units filled the Champs-Élysées during the Bastille Day parade in Paris on 14 July 2026, with the ceremonial march reflecting the formal traditions of France's National Day observance. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Military personnel assembled in central Paris for the Bastille Day parade on 14 July 2026, joining a procession that winds along the Champs-Élysées and serves as a centrepiece of France's national celebrations. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
French military jets performed a flyover above Paris on 14 July 2026, tracing the Champs-Élysées corridor as part of the aerial display that accompanies the annual Bastille Day parade. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
An aerial flyover performance capped the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on 14 July 2026, with French military aircraft tracing formations over the city as crowds watched from the Champs-Élysées. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
French military aircraft flew in tight formation over Paris during the Bastille Day flyover on 14 July 2026, delivering a precision aerial display that is a signature element of France's National Day parade. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Parade participants rendered honours along the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 14 July 2026, as the French Armed Forces marked Bastille Day with the solemn ceremonial march that defines France's National Day. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Uniformed units from across the French Armed Forces displayed the country's military capability during the Bastille Day parade in Paris on 14 July 2026, underscoring France's standing as one of Europe's foremost defence powers. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
The Champs-Élysées served as the stage for France's Bastille Day spectacle on 14 July 2026, with military participants drawing crowds of onlookers to the heart of Paris for the republic's premier annual ceremony. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
France marked its National Day on 14 July 2026 with a grand military parade through Paris, as servicemembers from the French Armed Forces marched in formation under the watch of President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Paris was in full ceremonial dress on 14 July 2026 as the Bastille Day parade brought military units, crowds and President Emmanuel Macron together on the Champs-Élysées for France's most prominent national occasion. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
The Bastille Day military parade in Paris on 14 July 2026 concluded with final contingents marching along the Champs-Élysées, bringing the curtain down on France's National Day ceremony attended by President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)