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French CSG Retasked with NATO Support Role
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group are being retasked to support NATO following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces…
26 February 2022
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group are being retasked to support NATO following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces…
At SNA 2022 in mid-January, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard discussed their future force composition. Discussions covered new frigates, destroyers, amphibious and logistic ships, unmanned surface vessels, sea-to-shore connectors and landing crafts, cutters, and the Integrated Combat System (ICS).
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) released a new video on January 31 highlighting the country’s defense industry’s 2022 goals. The video includes the activities planned for 2022 with regard to Turkey’s naval projects.
On January 11, BAE Systems celebrated the delivery of the 50th Mk 110 system to U.S. naval forces.
2021 has been a fruitful year for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy). At least eight Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG), two amphibious assault ships (LHD) and one nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) joined the PLAN fleet,
The U.S. Navy ships mentioned by the three authors in the “Unclassified, Approved for Public Release” report cover the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD)
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.
Turkey’s newest intelligence ship, TCG UFUK (Horizon in English), entered service for the Turkish Navy last week.
From November 18 to December 3, 2021, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) will conduct its largest exercise ever: POLARIS 21.
A German frigate named Bayern, the third ship of the Brandenburg-class frigate, docked in Tokyo on November 5, 2021. It is the first time in 20 years that a German warship has docked in a Japanese port.
