October 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – On October 5, 2020, the La Fayette (FLF) Courbet- type frigate landed on the tins line of the Castigneau 3 basin, in the Toulon naval base. This maneuver marks the launch of the renovation-upgrade program which will benefit three of the five French Navy FLFs: Courbet , La Fayette and Aconit . This will…
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TCG Yabray Kudret Güngör Refuels FS Courbet off Libya
June 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – This Thursday, June 4, the La Fayette-type frigate Courbet (FLF) currently engaged in the NATO Operation Sea Guardian carried out a refueling at sea off Libya with the Turkish oil tanker Yabray Kudret Güngör (class Akar). Deployed as part of the European maritime force “EUROMARFOR” integrated into Operation Sea Guardian , the Courbet carried…
Read MoreFrigate Courbet Returns From Deployment
March 13, 2020 (Google Translation) – On March 12, 2020, the La Fayette (FLF) Courbet frigate returned to its port base in Toulon after a deployment of more than four months in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. Departing from Toulon on November 7, the 180 crew members sailed on mission for 127 days. Patrolling in particular in the…
Read MoreCourbet Trains with Omani Navy
February 17, 2020 (Google Translation) – From 9 to 11 February 2020, after a stopover in Abu Dhabi, the crew of the frigate La Fayette type Courbet sailed again to participate in the 25th edition of the annual exercise “Khundjar-Hadd,” This event was organized by the Royal Navy of Oman. The “Khunjar-Hadd” exercise is part of a context of consolidation…
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