Celebrating 25 Years
July 23, 2020 (Google Translation) – As part of its Far North mission, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Aquitaine contributed to the safety and knowledge of the Far North, by pre-positioning itself north of the GIUK (Greenland, Iceland, UK) and at sea from Norway. This area in perpetual evolution, represents today a strategic interest because more and more coveted since the…
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June 17, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Tuesday 09 June 2020, the multi-mission frigate Aquitaine conducted its last exercises with the Norwegian building KNM Thor Heyerdal , thus completing a period of 4 weeks of intense cooperation. The two vessels were found for the first time at sea in early May, in order to conduct an anti-submarine exercise in the…
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June 3, 2020 (Google Translation) – During her deployment in the North Atlantic, on May 28, 2020, the frigate Aquitaine made an anchorage in Narvik bay. She carried the French flag on the occasion of 80 th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Narvik, alongside the frigate HNoMS Thor Heryerdal and Norwegian patrol vessel KV Hardstat . This battle historically…
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May 29, 2020 (Google Translation) – After participating in an anti-submarine combat exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, crew B of the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Aquitaine is now deployed in the far north. This deployment is unique for the crew, which has known its first operational mission since its creation in August 2019, after a cycle of qualifications. On this occasion,…
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