French Navy tests HELMA-P Laser Weapon from Horizon Destroyer
The HELMA-P laser weapon system was successfully tested aboard French Navy Horizon type Air Defense destroyer Forbin.
The HELMA-P laser weapon system was successfully tested aboard French Navy Horizon type Air Defense destroyer Forbin.
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, hosted French Chief of…
Ships from the navies of Japan, France and Canada joined two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups to operate as a unified force in the Philippine Sea, June 9.
European navies may need to provide at-sea presence in key European waters – and further afield, into the Indian Ocean and beyond – to add mass in these regions…
The U.S. 5th Fleet commander transited the Strait of Hormuz aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) with naval counterparts from France and the United Kingdom, May 19.
In what is rather unusual (but not a first), French frigate Lorraine, which is yet to be commissioned, took part in the evacuation operations in Sudan.

The French Defense Procurement Agency DGA took delivery of the eleventh Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded to standard 6 on April 6, 2023.
On April 3, 2023, the French Navy’s new overseas patrol vessel (POM) Auguste Bénébig arrived in Nouméa, its new homeport.
Naval News takes you on an exclusive tour aboard JACQUES CHEVALLIER, the first of four new generation supply vessels (known as BRF) for the French Navy.
The second Barracuda type nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) successfully completed its initial sea trials.