France Deploys One LHD, Two Frigates to the Eastern Mediterranean
The French Navy Mistral-class LHD Tonnerre departed its home port of Toulon yesterday. The vessel is en route to the Eastern Mediterranean.
26 Oct 2023
The French Navy Mistral-class LHD Tonnerre departed its home port of Toulon yesterday. The vessel is en route to the Eastern Mediterranean.
01 Oct 2020
The Griffon prototype boarded the Mistral through the vessel’s side door, the objective being to ...
12 Jun 2020
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Mistral-class LHD "Tonnerre" has sailed from Toulon to take part in operation Corymbe in the Gulf of Guinea.
25 May 2020
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) LHD Mistral and frigate Guépratte, have joined Operation ATALANTA. The mission aims at strengthening maritime security and combat pricay in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
03 Apr 2020
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Mistral-class LHD Dixmude set sails for the French Antilles in the Caribbean this morning. The vessel will be providing assistance to the French territories affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, as part of Operation Résilience.
29 Mar 2020
Here is Naval News' Monthly Recap video for March 2020.
26 Mar 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron announced yesterday that French Navy (Marine Nationale) Mistral-class LHDs Mistral and Dixmude will be deployed to Reunion Island and the Caribbean in support of the Coronavirus relief efforts. These new deployments will take place as part of the new operation "Résilience".
20 Mar 2020
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is about to deploy its Mistral-class LHD "Tonnerre" to the Island of Corsica in a mission to evacuate several Coronavirus / COVID19 patients towards mainland France.
14 Nov 2019
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) announces that the Camcopter S100 VTOL UAV is now fully integrated with French Navy Mistral-class LHD Dixmude, stressing that for the first time in Europe, a rotary wing UAV is fully operational and connected to the combat system of a warship.
17 Apr 2019
Naval Group will exhibit for the first time at FAMEX, the Aerospace Mexico Fair, held from April 24 to 27, 2019 at the main military air base of the country, located in Santa Lucia. Naval News took the opportunity to sit down with Naval Group's Olivier Michel, Vice President Sales Latin America, and Nicolas Viala, Corporate Sales Director Latin America.