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May 29, 2020 (Google Translation) – In May, four French Navy ships were concomitantly in the maritime area of the Indian Ocean under the operational control of ALINDIEN. These four ships contribute to three multilateral operations, in close cooperation with European allies and navies present in the region: The Joan of Arc mission, made up of the helicopter carrier Mistral…
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May 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – After its transit in the Suez Canal during the night of May 10 to 11, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Languedoc has just joined the Indian Ocean in order to relieve the air defense frigate Forbin in the AGENOR operation to protect the European interests in the Strait of Hormuz. This mission comes a few…
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April 28, 2020 – The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the French Navy conducted a bilateral, interoperability exercise in the North Arabian Sea April 25- 26. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) and FS Forbin (D620), operating under national tasking, participated in formation steaming, an…
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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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