FS Courbet is the first of three French Navy La Fayette-class frigates (known as FLF for Frégate Légère Furtive – Light Stealth Frigate) to receive a mid-life update. The Commanding Officer of the ship and the program director at Naval Group gave Naval News a tour of the ship, focusing on the new upgrades.
Naval Group was showcasing its state-of-the-art military ship offer, the FDI frigate, at DEFEA 2021 - defense exhibition Athens.
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 and the Fleet Support Service sign a new contract for the operational maintenance of the French Navy’s nuclear attack submarines.
In the frame of the EDIDP (European Defence Industrial Development Programme) and in line with PESCO project MAS MCM (Maritime semi- Autonomous Mine Counter Measures) Naval Group Belgium, a 100% subsidiary of Naval Group, will lead MIRICLE ((Mine Risk Clearance for Europe) project for a period of twenty-four months.
At the end of a highly contested competition, the European Commission through the European Defence Industrial Development Program (EDIDP) has selected on June30th, 2021 the USSPS solution developed by the European consortium led by the innovative Greek company ETME with two of the largest EU defence manufacturers Naval Group and Navantia.
A shortlist was recently leaked for the future frigate of the Hellenic Navy. Naval News reviews in detail the three frigates at the top of this list.
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.
French president and Australian prime minister confirmed the strategic partnership the two nations share, and the importance of the Attack Class Submarine.
Naval Group submitted as part of the French Team with MBDA and Thales a new offer for the modernisation of the surface fleet of the Hellenic Navy.
