The U.S. Navy and French Navy conducted interoperability testing of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter aboard Mistral-class LHD and FREMM Frigate.
The French Navy is aiming to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) for seabed warfare in 2026.
On April 19, 2024, the French defense procurement agency (DGA) awarded MBDA an order for Exocet 40 Block 3C (MM40 B3C) anti-ship missiles to equip the French Navy’s first rank frigates.
The French carrier strike group (CSG) ended a 35 days deployment from the Balearic Sea to the Ionian Sea as part of the Akila mission.
The French Navy has undertaken integration and initial trials of CAE’s MAD-XR [magnetic anomaly detection – extended role] sensor on an NH90 Caïman ASW helicopter.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Carrier Strike Group set sail on Monday (22 April) for an operational deployment named ‘Akila’.
Balikatan 2024 kicked off today. The US-Filipino exercise sees the French Navy participating for the very first time.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) successfully conducted its first ever synchronized land attack cruise missile strike from a frigate and a submarine.
Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle and her escort are to set course mainly for the Eastern Mediterranean and will be operating under NATO command for the first time.
The French Navy’s second Suffren-class SSN, ‘Duguay-Trouin’, entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on 04 April 2024.
