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French Navy Boosts ‘First Rank’ Surface Ship Availability and Sea Days
The French Navy has built the availability of its ‘first rank’ destroyer and frigate force up to 80% according to navy Chief Admiral Vaujour
6 February 2025
The French Navy has built the availability of its ‘first rank’ destroyer and frigate force up to 80% according to navy Chief Admiral Vaujour
On February 4, 2025, Airbus announced a new contract with the French DGA for a risk assessment study of the future MPA programme.
The total number of F-35s remains unchanged, but the balance between STOVL F-35Bs and CATOBAR F-35Cs has swung dramatically in the favor of carrier-based F-35Cs.
In late 2024, the U.S. Navy tested its HELIOS weapon system against a threat-representative cruise missile. This test, performed with USS Preble (DDG 88)…
French Navy press release – Translated by Naval News A total of thirteen vessels took part in this multinational maritime safety training in the major
The Italian Navy Antonio Marceglia (F 597) frigate belonging to Bergamini-class of FREMMs has left her homeport at La Spezia Naval Base on 20 January
The French Navy’s first Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance aircraft performed its maiden flight.
Thales has signed a contract with the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to supply the French Navy with several hundred SonoFlash sonobuoys.
Australian Department of Defence press release Defence has accepted the first Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel, NUSHIP Arafura, for further test and evaluation ahead of
Airbus Defence and the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to explore the integration of SIRTAP UAV into the Spanish Navy’s LHD…
