OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) announced the successful delivery of “Rigel”, the second Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) under
Belgium MoD press release On Thursday February 20, Belgium, the Netherlands and France signed the official letter granting the sublicense to France. This gives the
OCCAR has announced the delivery of the first uncrewed mine warfare module to the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on December 12. 2024 as part of the SLAM-F program.
Deep dive into ‘SLAMF’, the new unmanned mine warfare system of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) with the commander of the Mine Warfare Flotilla.
From the end of September until October 6, 2022, the French Navy’s future mine countermeasures system SLAM-F was pitted against the in-service mine warfare capabilities.
On November 25, 2021, the French armament procurement agency (DGA) took delivery of the first SLAMF (Système de lutte anti-mines futur) Future Mine Warfare System prototype…
A Senatorial report indicates that some French naval programs will be impacted by latest defence budget update because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thales is currently looking at integrating its SAMDIS sonar aboard ECA Group’s A18M UUV as part of the SLAMF/MMCM mine warfare program.
The French Minister of the Armed Forces, approved on October 27, 2020, the launch of the SLAMF (Système de lutte anti-mines futur) Future Mine Warfare System Program.
The unmanned surface vessel of the SLAMF/MMCM program carried out a demonstration of its capabilities in Brest harbor in June 2019. Testing with teams from the French Navy, French Armament General Directorate (DGA) and Thales is ongoing while qualification for the whole system (USV + payload) is set for December this year.
