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An NH90 Naval Frigate Helicopter from Koksijde Air Force Base has been deployed since 1 February as part of Operation Clemenceau 22, aboard the French air defense frigate Forbin. That frigate is part of the carrier battle group that is responsible for the protection of the French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle. The Belgian twin-engined multi-purpose aircraft and its thirteen-person…
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Since its departure from Toulon on February 1 , all the French and allied units of the Naval Air Group (GAN), formed around the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle , have trained intensively in all areas of combat and fields of conflict. Rear-Admiral Cluzel, commander of the GAN, declared the full operational capability of this international air-sea force on February…
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During their engagement in Operation CHAMMAL, the crew of the Air Defense Frigate (FDA) Forbin trained in defense against aggressive Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical (NRBC). This exercise aimed to fight against the effects of a nuclear weapon while ensuring the implementation of the weapon systems from the “citadel” situation, the situation of the building which guarantees its perfect airtightness.…
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May 31, 2021 (Google Translation) – Integrated since May 15 in the international task group of exercise FORMIDABLE SHIELD 21, the crew of the Air Defense Frigate (FDA) Forbin has carried out numerous air defense training with the other vessels of the force. Prepared to operate in an allied context, he assumed command of the anti-aircraft field of this maritime…
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May 25, 2021 (Google Translation) – On Saturday May 15, 2021, after two days of operational break in compliance with the health constraints due to COVID-19, the crew of the Air Defense Frigate (FDA) Forbin left the Scottish port of Fairlie to reach the area of FORMIDABLE SHIELD 21 sea demonstration and exercise, west of the Hebrides. Forbin joined the…
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May 14, 2021 (Google Translation) – On Friday, May 7, the last hawsers that held the Air Defense Frigate (FDA) Forbin were dropped: the vessel resumed sea and its operational cycle after a technical shutdown of a few months. This shutdown enabled the FDA to regenerate its technical capacities (retrofitting of its combat system, periodic inspections of the propulsion system…
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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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