Cadets from the elite engineers school Polytechnique march on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue, Monday July 14, 2025. (Mohammed Badra, Pool via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, with Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Thierry Burkhard, standing right, drives down the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Cadets from the elite engineers school Polytechnique march on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue, Monday July 14, 2025. (Mohammed Badra, Pool via AP)
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French troops march on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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Leclerc tanks drive down the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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French President Emmanuel Macron, center, with Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Thierry Burkhard, standing right, drives down the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebrations late Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
France on Monday with parades, fireworks, and festivities. The holiday marks the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in the French Revolution.
This year, Indonesia was the guest of honor, with its troops joining the parade and deals for French military equipment expected.
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