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Today, Friday 3 September, at the end of an intense period of preparation, the Marceglia ship , under the command of the frigate captain Francesco Ruggiero, leaves La Spezia to go to the Gulf of Guinea where it will be engaged for about four months in the ” Gabinia ” operation, a mission whose main objective is to prevent and…
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August 20, 2021 – The frigate Federico Martinengo, at the end of an intense period of maintenance and preparation, under the command of the frigate captain Roberto Carpinelli , he gave up his moorings and headed towards the Horn of Africa to join the European-led Operation Atalanta, born to combat piracy in the waters of the Red Sea, the Gulf…
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Deployed since the end of May in the Arab-Persian Gulf within Operation AGÉNOR, the military pillar of the EMASoH mission (European-led Maritime Awareness in the Straight of Hormuz), the Multi-mission Frigate (FREMM) Languedoc has been temporarily detached of Operation AGENOR to conduct Exercise TIGER EEL 21 in cooperation with the UAE armed forces on July 11, 2021. This predominantly Anti-submarine…
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June 21, 2021 (Google Translation) – Luigi Rizzo returned to La Spezia on 18 June. Almost 4 months after its departure on 23 February, the frigate concludes its commitment in the Gulf of Guinea to protect national interests and the safety of maritime routes for the free use of the sea. The numbers that characterized this mission: 116 days of…
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June 22, 2021 (Google Translation) – Deployed since the beginning of June in the Arab-Persian Gulf, the Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) Languedoc and its on-board helicopter detachment (31F) have carried out cooperative action with the UAE Armed Forces. This week, a UAE military delegation attended a dockside presentation of the building’s “aviation” facilities, as well as the Caiman marine helicopter on…
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June 10, 2021 – Fincantieri, one of the most important shipbuilding groups in the world, and the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia, have signed a contract for the supply of 6 FREMM class frigates, the modernization and sale of 2 Maestrale class frigates, and the related logistical support. The order represents a success for Fincantieri and for the Country, which…
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May 19, 2021 (Google Translation) – Since Saturday May 8, the Carrier Strike Group (GAN), deployed as part of the CLEMENCEAU 21 mission, has been reinforced by the Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) Languedoc, thus completing with a second FREMM, the naval system of the Task Force 473 in the eastern Mediterranean. For Rear Admiral Marc Aussedat, commander of the GAN, welcoming…
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April 22, 2020 (Google Translation) – Released for the first time at sea on April 18, 2011, the Frigate multi-missions (FREMM) Aquitaine has just celebrated its ten years of navigation. Head of series of the Franco-Italian FREMM program conducted within the Joint Organization for Cooperation in Armaments (OCCAR), Aquitaine is recognized for its versatility and flexibility of use. Now seven…
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April 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – “Finished bar and machines!” After two months of operational deployment in the Eastern Mediterranean (MEDOR), the Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) Auvergne is back in Toulon, its base port. Since its departure on 17 February, activity has been sustained for the “Auvergnats”, reinforced by the sailors of the 31F flotilla detachment. As part of the maritime…
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March 16, 2021 (Google Translation) – After its participation in the NATO exercise DYNAMIC MANTA 21, the Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) Languedoc carried out an anti-submarine warfare exercise off the Italian coast with the Italian FREMMs Alpino and Margottini on March 6 and 7. This exercise notably saw the participation of a French maritime patrol aircraft Atlantique 2 and the Italian…
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