The French armament procurement agency (DGA) has launched a new call for tenders to replace the four current coastal patrol boats of the Gendarmerie Maritime - which fulfills similar duties to Coast Guards - on August 11.
The French Air Force deployed an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for maritime surveillance tasks as part of the European operation Irini - whose mission is to enforce the arms embargo on Libya - on June 5, 2021.
French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, last week revealed the names of six new “POM” (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer) offshore patrol vessels which will now be known as the Félix Éboué-class.
Interview with the Chief of Staff of the French Navy, Admiral Pierre Vandier, about the role of the Marine Nationale in the Indo-Pacific.
From April 25 to 27, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and Indian Navy conducted “Varuna 2021” joint naval exercise in the western Arabian Sea...
Following the signature by the French Defence procurement agency (DGA) and its Japanese counterpart, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), of a Defence cooperation agreement, Thales and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) are joining forces to develop a Dual Frequency sonar demonstrator to be evaluated at sea both in Japanese and French waters.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Cassard-class frigate Jean Bart will set sail for one final mission in April: Demonstrate its capabilities to the Hellenic Navy, who may acquire it as part of a "global French offer".
France is moving forward with a new active-passive Sonobuoy system. The SonoFlash, developed by Thales, could be the game-changer...
The French Navy's new strategic submarine, SNLE-3G is one of a new breed of Western ballistic missile submarines...
France and Italy take note of the fact that the current economic context does not allow...
