Click here - to select or create a menu

Naval News

  • News
  • Event News
    • Indo Pacific 2022
    • Sea Air Space 2022
    • DIMDEX 2022
    • WDS 2022
    • DSEI 2021
    • MADEX 2021
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Advertising
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Home» News»First Two EDA-S Next Gen Amphibious Landing Craft Delivered to French DGA
Euronaval 2022
First Two EDA-S Next Gen Amphibious Landing Crafts Delivered to French DGA
Arbalete during trials with Mistral-class LHD Tonnerre. French Navy picture.

First Two EDA-S Next Gen Amphibious Landing Craft Delivered to French DGA

The French armament procurement agency (DGA) took delivery of the 'Arbalette' and 'Arquebuse', the first two new generation landing craft known as EDA-S. They were ordered in 2019 from CNIM for the French Navy and Army.

Martin Manaranche 25 Nov 2021

French Ministry of Armed Forces press release

The EDA-S program is part of the renewal of the armed forces’ capabilities included in the 2019-2025 Military Programming Law (LPM) carried by the Ministry of the Armed Forces. The EDA-S replace the current landing crafts (also known as CTM) built in the 1980s.

Series production is being carried out in Saint-Malo (Brittany – West of France) by the French shipyard SOCARENAM, CNIM’s subcontractor for this project. The EDA-S program will support nearly 200 jobs at CNIM, SOCARENAM and their subcontractors.

EDA-S-Arbalette-Arquebuse
The first two EDA-S Arbalette and Arquebuse at the CNIM site near Toulon. Naval News picture.

The first two EDA-S will be delivered following a successful campaign of land and sea trials, which began in the summer of 2021 and was conducted by DGA experts with the support of the French Navy’s operational staff. These tests have validated the ability of the EDA-S to embark and disembark all types of transport vehicles and armored vehicles, including the heaviest of them (the Leclerc tank), whether on a beach, from a LHD or from a pier or an inclined ramp, day or night.

Eight EDA-S are intended for the Toulon amphibious squadron to replace the existing CTMs. The other six will be deployed overseas to replace various logistics barges: two in Djibouti, one in Mayotte Mayotte, one in New Caledonia, one in Martinique and one in French Guiana.

The EDA-S are compact vessels (length 28.8 meters / width 6.7 meters) allowing the LHD to embark up to four of them. The design of the EDA-S has three objectives: simplicity, robustness and reliability. Maneuvered by four crew members, they have a “Roll On – Roll Off” architecture: their two doors allow the vehicles to embark either from the front or the back on a working deck occupying the entire length of the vessel.

Their increased capacities, compared to the CTMs they replace, allow them to carry out deep-sea navigations and a wider range of activities. The EDA-S also allow a greater diversity of embarkation and offer a higher performance in terms of performance, both in terms of maneuverability and autonomy.

EDA-S landing craft armor
The pilothouse of the EDA-S features some add-on armor against small arms fire (note the black tiles). Naval News picture.

Deliveries of the next 12 EDA-S will take place until 2025.

–End-

CNIM DGA French Navy Landing Craft Socarenam 2021-11-25
Facebook Twitter Stumble linkedin Pinterest More

Authors

Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

Related Articles

Contractors Team Up for Australian Landing Craft Requirement

Contractors Team Up for Australian Landing Craft Requirement

Benjamin Felton 23 May 2022
Land 8710 Phase 1A: Several competitors showcased their designs and concepts to replace the Army’s ancient fleet of LCM-8s.
First H160 SAR Helicopter Delivered to Babcock for the French Navy

First H160 SAR Helicopter Delivered to Babcock for the French Navy

Xavier Vavasseur 19 May 2022
The first of six H160 Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter was delivered by Airbus Helicopters to Babcock.
French Navy Receives 7th Upgraded ATL2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

French Navy Receives 7th Upgraded ATL2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Xavier Vavasseur 08 May 2022
The seventh Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded to standard 6 was delivered to the French Navy (Marine Nationale)...

Advertisement

Legal / Privacy Policy
About Us
Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 Naval News
All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok