France and Italy Procure 700 Aster Surface to Air Missiles
France and Italy announce the procurement of close to 700 surface to air missiles of the Aster family. The contract was awarded by OCCAR to EUROSAM on 30 December 2022.
30 Jan 2023
France and Italy announce the procurement of close to 700 surface to air missiles of the Aster family. The contract was awarded by OCCAR to EUROSAM on 30 December 2022.
27 Jan 2023
The lessons emerging from the war in Ukraine for Western navies range from the strategic to the tactical levels, the chiefs of the French, UK, and US navies told the recent inaugural Paris Naval Conference.
26 Jan 2023
The chiefs of the US Navy, Royal Navy and French Navy discussed technology developments at the inaugural Paris Naval Conference held on January 18, 2022.
24 Jan 2023
The heads of the US Navy, French Navy (Marine Nationale) and Royal Navy share a common vision on what interoperability is and the benefits that it brings.
17 Jan 2023
The 21st Edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and France – Exercise VARUNA commenced on the Western Seaboard today, 16 Jan 2023.
12 Jan 2023
On December 22, 2022, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Airbus Defense and Space and Dassault Aviation two study contracts for the architecture of a future maritime patrol aircraft (Patmar) based on the Airbus A320neo and Dassault Falcon 10X platforms.
10 Jan 2023
The Maritime Information Cooperation and Awareness Center (MICA Center) of the French Navy released its 2022 annual report on maritime piracy and robbery acts that impacted worldwide maritime security.
06 Jan 2023
The French MoD announced that the French Navy' Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) and its blue crew completed their first operational deployment with the Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group on January 4, 2023.
04 Jan 2023
On December 27, 2022, French Navy's La Fayette-class frigate, FS Guépratte (F714), seized a huge amount of illegal drugs from a fishing vessel in the international waters of the North Arabian Sea. FS Guépratte (F714) carried out the operation under CTF 150 mission, a part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), a multinational maritime partnership located in Bahrain.
21 Dec 2022
The French Navy (Marine Nationale)'s new nuclear-powered attack submarine "Suffren" is escorting the French carrier strike group (CSG) for the first time.