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Launched on February 25, 2020 at the initiative of France, the EMASoH mission (European-led maritime awareness in the Strait of Hormuz) aims to restore confidence and security in the Arabian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal have thus wished to participate in the stabilization of the region, in a spirit…
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On January 23, 2022, the Frigate La Fayette (FLF) Guépratte joined Operation AGÉNOR, the military pillar of the EMASoH mission ” European-led Maritime Awareness in the Straight of Hormuz “, under the tactical command of the European General Staff currently led by France. Deployed until March as part of this operation, the Guépratte will take part in the coming months…
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April 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – During the night of April 21 to 22, the La Fayette-type Frigate (FLF) Guépratte made a second seizure of narcotics. Deployed as part of the European operation AGÉNOR, the military component of the EMASoH ( European-led Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz ) mission , Guépratte is also occasionally engaged in a national operation…
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March 11, 2021 (Google Translation) – This week, Tripartite Mine Hunter (CMT) L’Aigle conducted fundraising operations off the coast of Qatar, minehunting operations ensuring surveillance of the Arabian Gulf seabed and contributing to the security of the navigation in this strategic area. In parallel with this mission, L’Aigle is also in associated support of Operation AGÉNOR, the military component of…
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November 19, 2020 (Google Translation) – Languedoc is back in the Mediterranean after six-month deployment in the Indian Ocean. After a patrol in the eastern Mediterranean and exercise fictitious firing cruise missiles with units of the VI th US Fleet also deployed in the area, the frigate FREMM multi-mission) is docked this week in Toulon. Departing on April 25, the…
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October 6, 2020 (Google Translation) – Deployed since April 2020, the Languedoc frigate is part of Operation AGÉNOR, the military component of the European led Maritime Situation Awareness in the Straight of Hormuz (EMASOH) initiative. This mission aims to strengthen the assessment of the situation and the surveillance of maritime activity as well as to guarantee the freedom of navigation…
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June 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – After the Courbet and the Forbin , the multi-mission frigate Languedoc commanded by Captain Helluya joins Operation AGENOR , the military component of the maritime surveillance mission in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, EMASoH . Placed under the international seal with the deployment of the Dutch frigate De Ruyter , recently disengaged…
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May 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – Deployed for two months as part of Operation AGENOR [ Short Link ], military component of the European-led Maritime Awarness in the Straight of Hormuz (EMASoH) mission, the Atlantic2 maritime patrol aircraft has effectively contributed to strengthening the regional situation assessment. This first detachment in the sky of the Strait of Hormuz supplements that…
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March 6, 2020 (Google Translation) – For the first time since the start of mission Agenor, the Dutch and the French ships lie side by side in the Gulf of Oman. Air defense and command frigate HNLMS De Ruyter and air defense frigate Forbin together contribute to the European-led maritime presence in the Strait of Hormuz. Crew members are introduced…
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February 25, 2020 (Google Translation) – On February 25, the full operational capacity of Operation AGENOR, the military component of the EMASOH initiative, will be announced. A military ceremony, chaired by Vice-Admiral Didier Maleterre, commander of the operation, is held on this occasion at the Place d’Armes of the French naval base in the United Arab Emirates, in the presence…
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