On 5 February, 2026, PIRIOU shipyard launched Trolley de Prévaux in Concarneau, Brittany. It is the first Patrouilleur Hauturier (PH)-class offshore patrol vessel built for
Paris will send an amphibious helicopter carrier and frigate to the Philippines for this year’s Balikatan, marking the largest participation of French forces in Manila’s
On February 03, 2026, Airbus announced that the French Navy will be the first operator of Aliaca vertical UAS as the deliveries are set to
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) has fitted new EO/IR systems to its Mistral-class LHDs in a push to improve the detection capabilities of these large
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) set sail on 27 January to take part in the exercise ORION 26. ORION 26 is
The French Navy and the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) will host the fourth Paris Naval Conference on February 2-3, 2026, at the National
On January 22nd, the French Navy launched an operation in the Alboran Sea within the Western Mediterranean Ocean, resulting in the successful seizure of the
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) signed two contracts with Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters in the frame of the SDAM program to procure new
The first defense and intervention frigate (FDI) of the French Navy (Marine Nationale), Amiral Ronarc’h (D660), set sails today for a long duration deployment. This deployment is
In early November, the French Navy’s Modernised Tripartite/Éridan-class minehunter arrived in the Baltic region for a two-month deployment, joining NATO Allied Maritime Command’s (MARCOM’s) Standing
