Chantiers de l’Atlantique Launches 2nd BRF Supply Ship for the French Navy
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique held a launching ceremony for 'Jacques Stosskopf' the second BRF Supply Ship for the French Navy
13 Sep 2024
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique held a launching ceremony for 'Jacques Stosskopf' the second BRF Supply Ship for the French Navy
16 Nov 2022
The French Navy announced that its fleet of Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded to standard 6 has achieved "Full Operational Capability" or FOC.
17 Jan 2025
In the night of Wednesday and Thursday, a French Navy Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) was subject to jamming and was locked by the fire-control radar of a Russian S400 air defense system.
16 Jan 2025
The multinational La Perouse exercise has begun in the eastern Indian Ocean around the Indonesian archipelago, with nine French allied and partner navies...
08 Jan 2025
Budget for the French Armed Forces was updated and voted in October. However, following a vote of no-confidence for the preceding government, there is now a lot of uncertainty...
18 Dec 2024
A French Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) fired a live F21 heavyweight torpedo at a surface ship in what was a first of its kind test.
07 Nov 2024
Thales is on course to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) deliveries of its SonoFlash combined active/passive sonobuoy to France’s Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) early next year, company officials have told Naval News.
27 Jun 2024
Thales announced recently that launch and deployment tests of its new SonoFlash sonobuoy from the ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft were carried out successfully.
21 Apr 2023
The French Defense Procurement Agency DGA took delivery of the eleventh Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded to standard 6 on April 6, 2023.
17 Jan 2023
The 21st Edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and France – Exercise VARUNA commenced on the Western Seaboard today, 16 Jan 2023.