French Navy kicks off La Perouse 2025 exercise in East Indian Ocean
The multinational La Perouse exercise has begun in the eastern Indian Ocean around the Indonesian archipelago, with nine French allied and partner navies...
16 Jan 2025
The multinational La Perouse exercise has begun in the eastern Indian Ocean around the Indonesian archipelago, with nine French allied and partner navies...
09 Jan 2025
The French Navy's new replenishment tanker "Jacques Chevallier" performed a consolidated cargo operation, or CONSOL, with an American commercial tanker...
08 Jan 2025
Budget for the French Armed Forces was updated and voted in October. However, following a vote of no-confidence for the preceding government, there is now a lot of uncertainty...
06 Jan 2025
During Mission CLEMENCEAU 25, the Charles de Gaulle CSG and Indian navy ships will take part in the 42nd annual Varuna bilateral exercise.
20 Dec 2024
OCCAR has announced the delivery of the first uncrewed mine warfare module to the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on December 12. 2024 as part of the SLAM-F program.
18 Dec 2024
A French Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) fired a live F21 heavyweight torpedo at a surface ship in what was a first of its kind test.
18 Dec 2024
Some vessels that are part of the Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group (CSG) will call at Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, between February and March 2025.
17 Dec 2024
France's new FDI frigate "Amiral Ronarc'h" is back at sea for a second set of sea trials from December 2nd to 20th, 2024.
10 Dec 2024
Northrop Grumman celebrated the start of production of the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for the French Navy at the company’s St. Augustine manufacturing facility.
06 Dec 2024
The French Navy successfully shot down a UAV for the first time in operation thanks to an anti-drone (C-UAS) jamming system amid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.