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NATO kicks off Dynamic Manta 2022 ASW exercise
NATO kicked off Dynamic Manta anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise off the Sicilian coast on February 21. Â
23 February 2022
NATO kicked off Dynamic Manta anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise off the Sicilian coast on February 21. Â
On February 22, 2022, Naval Group started the first sea trials of the FREMM DA Lorraine, an important step before the frigate’s delivery. For several days, the eighth FREMM to be delivered to the French Navy and second with enhanced air defence capabilities (FREMM DA), will undergo sea trials off the coast of Brittany.
A new “Seabed Warfare Strategy” was unveiled by French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly and Joint Chief of Staff, General Thierry Burkhard on 14 February.
The Finnish Defence Forces Logictics Command (FDFLOGCOM) has launched a new call for tender to replace the in-service Kiiski and Kuha class mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels.
The U.S.-based defense contractor Anduril Industries extended unmanned capabilities by acquiring autonomous underwater vehicles manufacturer Dive Technologies.
On January 8, 2022, French Navy multi-mission frigates (FREMM) Auvergne and Provence and Rafale aircraft from the French Air Force operated jointly in the eastern Mediterranean as part of joint maneuvers.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigates FS Provence and FS Languedoc won the U.S. Navy’s “Hook’em” award. This is the third time (and the second year in a row) that the U.S. 6th Fleet awards the price to French units for their ability to find and track submarines.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigate “Auvergne” conducted a series of exercises with the Hellenic Navy frigate “Salamis” off Crete, the French MoD said on December 14.
On November 25, 2021, the French armament procurement agency (DGA) took delivery of the first SLAMF (Système de lutte anti-mines futur) Future Mine Warfare System prototype…
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) multi-mission frigate (FREMM) “Alsace” entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on 22 November 2021. It is the seventh Aquitaine-class FREMM overall but the first of two air-defense frigate in the FREMM DA (Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) variant.
