French Navy To Test New Laser Weapon System at Sea
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA), French Company CILAS and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) are set to test the HELMA-P laser weapon system from a vessel at sea in 2022.
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Royal Navy To Field New FC/ASW Missile From 2028
In a written parliamentary question, Jerermy Quin, Minister of State for the UK Ministry of Defence unveils further details about the schedule of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW).
MBDA and Naval Group Join Forces To Develop New Remote Assistance Solutions
The remote assistance service deployed by Naval Group and MBDA for the French Navy achieves several objectives: provide prompt diagnostics and a repair solution to naval systems users in all locations and in all circumstances.
Naval Group Awarded Contract To Support French Navy’s Submarines
Naval Group and the Fleet Support Service sign a new contract for the operational maintenance of the French Navy’s nuclear attack submarines.
French Navy’s Destroyer Conducts Exercise With Rafales In Eastern Mediterranean
The French air defence destroyer 'Forbin', which has been deployed in the eastern Mediterranean for more than a month, conducted an exercise with four French Air Force Rafales from a Projected Air Base in the Middle East, on July 12, 2021.
HENSOLDT UK Supplies Surface Radars With IFF To the French Navy’s Future POM OPVs
HENSOLDT UK will supply Kelvin Hughes Mk11 SharpEye surface search radars with combined HENSOLDT MSSR 2000 IFF systems to the French Navy “Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer” or POM program being built by Socarenam Shipyard in France. The POM program provides six offshore patrol vessels for the French overseas territories.
A New Capability Certified For French NH90 Helicopters Dedicated To Special Forces
From May 18 to May 20, the French armament procurement agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement - DGA) and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) conducted a test and experimentation campaign for automatic opening jump from an NH90 NFH (Nato Frigate Helicopter).
French Navy Decommissions Second Durance-Class Replenishment Vessel
After 38 years of service, nearly 2,300 replenishments at sea, and more than 1 million nautical miles sailed, the command and replenishment ship - Bâtiment de Commandement et de Ravitaillement (BCR) - 'Var' left active service on July 1, 2021.
Naval Group Signs First Industrial Orders For the New Generation of French Navy SSBN
Following the announcement of the launch of the construction of four third-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SNLE 3G in French) on February, Naval Group has signed several design and procurement contracts for the next generation SSBNs of the French Navy.
France takes command of NATO naval group for the first time
In a ceremony held remotely by video teleconference due to COVID-19 measures, Captain Yusuf Karagulle (Turkish Navy) handed over the command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) to Commander Gregory Guiran (French Navy) on Friday, 23 April 2021.