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French Navy kicks off "SQUALE" ASW exercise in Toulon
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French Navy kicks off “SQUALE” ASW exercise in Toulon

The French Navy kicked off multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise called "SQUALE" in Toulon on June 13, 2022.

Naval News Staff 15 Jun 2022

French Navy press release

On June the 13th 2022, the SQUALE exercise was launched off the coast of Toulon. Dedicated to anti-submarine warfare, this annual exercise brings together French and allied surface ships, a submarine and aircraft from the French Navy and the French Air Force, in the midst of a realistic conflict scenario, both in terms of intensity and the variety of warfare areas simulated.

In a context of increasing conflict in the air-sea space, the French Navy, in accordance with the Mercator “acceleration” plan of 2021, is focusing on its preparation for high-intensity naval combat. As a recognized expert in anti-submarine warfare, the French Navy is constantly improving the skills of its sailors in order to make the most of its equipment.

Aquitaine-class frigate Alsace (D-656) and CAPTAS-4 towed array sonar

The 2022 edition of SQUALE amplifies the high-intensity operational preparation:

  • by integrating the main theme of anti-submarine warfare in a fictitious context of conflict in a coastal area with the intervention of a naval force in several domains: amphibious, airborne force projection towards the land, strike against the land;
  • by multiplying the number of participating units, thus increasing the interactions between units and allowing the simulation of two realistic opposing forces;
  • by taking the form of an unplanned exercise designed to stimulate the sailors’ creativity and tactical thinking, while developing their reactivity.
French Navy kicks off "SQUALE" ASW exercise in Toulon
Atlantic 2 maritime patrol aircraft (French Navy photo)

This interallied training also contributes to interoperability and enables the exchange of practices and the sharing of know-how. SQUALE involves the landing helicopter dock Dixmude, the multi-mission destroyer Languedoc with its Caiman Marine helicopter, the multi-mission destroyer with enhanced air defense capability Alsace with its Caiman Marine, the air defense destroyer Chevalier Paul, the chartered ship Jason, several Atlantic 2 maritime patrol aircraft, a nuclear attack submarine, the American destroyer Arleigh Burke and the Italian frigate Alpino with its SH90 helicopter, the French Air Force helicopters undergoing qualification on the Dixmude.

[#ENTRAINEMENT] Hier débutait l'exercice de préparation opérationnelle à la haute intensité #SQUALE🦈. Au cœur d’un scénario de conflit réaliste par son intensité et par la variété des domaines de lutte simulés, il est plus particulièrement consacré à la lutte anti-sous-marine. pic.twitter.com/U1evmf2qCn

— Marine nationale (@MarineNationale) June 14, 2022
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