Speaking from the Île Longue ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) base in Brittany, French president Emmanuel Macron revealed that the first of the next generation SSBNs
The fourth Barracuda type nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) started its initial sea trials. Fourth Suffren-class SSN, “De Grasse” (S638),
The French Ministry of Armed Forces announced on Friday, February 20, 2026, that the Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group (CSG) started an operational deployment
The French Defense Procurement Agency DGA handed over the eighteenth Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded to standard 6 to the French Navy
French Navy (Marine Nationale) Mistral-class LHD Dixmude and La Fayette-class frigate Aconit set sails on 17 February 2026 for the Indo-Pacific and will transit via
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) has fitted new EO/IR systems to its Mistral-class LHDs in a push to improve the detection capabilities of these large
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) set sail on 27 January to take part in the exercise ORION 26. ORION 26 is
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) signed two contracts with Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters in the frame of the SDAM program to procure new
The first defense and intervention frigate (FDI) of the French Navy (Marine Nationale), Amiral Ronarc’h (D660), set sails today for a long duration deployment. This deployment is
OCCAR announced on 8 January, 2026, that the Italian FREMM EVO program has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) across all three domains: Platform,
