France’s New Submarine Will Be Even Quieter Than The Ocean
The French Navy's new strategic submarine, SNLE-3G is one of a new breed of Western ballistic missile submarines...
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French Navy’s Upgraded ATL2 MPA Reaches IOC
The French Navy Atlantique 2 "Standard 6" maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) reached initial operational capacity on 18 December 2020.
VSR700 prototype aces first autonomous landing on moving deck
The VSR700 optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) has successfully achieved fully autonomous takeoff and landing (ATOL) approaches, validating its autonomy to and from a moving platform and advancing the VSR700 programme towards its end goal: offering a tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) with (ATOL) capacities for global navies. The landing zone: a pitching, yawing platform, mounted on a trailer to simulate the conditions of a moving ship deck.
French Navy Tests iXblue’s DriX Unmanned Surface Vessel
The French Navy (Marine Nationale)'s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) conducted a test campaign of the DriX...
France’s Submarine Game Changer: The New Suffren-class
As part of Naval News' official coverage of Euronaval 2020, renowned submarine expert H I Sutton looks at the new Suffren-class of submarines and explains why it will be a game changer for the French Navy.
Charles de Gaulle carrier back at sea after “COVID-19 adjustments”
The French Navy (Marine Nationale)'s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier received a number of health safety improvements this summer in order to make it more resilient to the COVID-19 epidemic, French minister of the armed forces said on Sunday. Hundreds of crewmembers tested positive back in April.
Safran to Provide EO/IR Systems for French Navy’s PSP Patrol Vessels
The French Direction Générale de l’Armement - DGA (Armament General Directorate) selected Safran Electronics and Defence to supply Electro Optic (EO) reconnaissance and identification systems to the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
U.S., U.K., France Strengthen Partnership during Virtual Trilateral Maritime Talks
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday, First Sea Lord, United Kingdom Royal Navy Adm. Tony Radakin, and Chief of Naval Staff, Adm. Christophe Prazuck, French Navy, conducted a trilateral maritime discussion, June 12.
Fire breaks out aboard French Navy SSN “Perle”
On June 12, at 10:35 am, a fire broke out in the fore zone of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) 'Perle' in a basin within the naval base of Toulon (South of France).
French Navy LHD ‘Tonnerre’ heads for the Gulf of Guinea
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Mistral-class LHD "Tonnerre" has sailed from Toulon to take part in operation Corymbe in the Gulf of Guinea.