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On September 13, 2021, the Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) took delivery of the new installations of the first renovated La Fayette (FLF) -type Frigate, the Courbet , after a sea trial campaign. This program will see three ships modernized: Courbet followed by La Fayette and then Aconit. Fourth class member Surcouf is now part of the Mission Jeanne d’Arc…
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On Friday July 9, 2021, the Jeanne d’Arc school group returned to its base port. Composed of the Tonnerre amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) and the La Fayette (FLF) Surcouf type frigate , the training group has made a big comeback in Toulon after more than five months of operational deployment from the Mediterranean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Leaving Toulon…
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June 10, 2021 (Google Translation) – After crossing the Strait of Malacca and conducted an operational break a few days on the island of Langkawi, the frigate La Fayette kind (FLF) Surcouf conducted a series of exercises with the Malaysian frigate Lekir 1 st June. This joint training, conducted independently by the Surcouf student-officers , made it possible to strengthen…
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May 24, 2021 – Combined logistics planning by the French Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy culminated in ships from each country exercising its ability to sustain each other at sea. Throughout May, the French Navy’s Jeanne d’Arc amphibious task group conducted replenishments-at-sea with the U.S. Navy and JMSDF in separate events that the three…
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May 11, 2021 (Google Translation) – From May 3 to 8, the buildings of the JEANNE D’ARC (JDA) mission, the Tonnerre amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) and the La Fayette (FLF) Surcouf type frigate took part in the AETO operation in the China Sea. Orientale, French contribution to the international system for combating the circumvention of the sanctions established by the…
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On May 4, JS MASYUU conducted multi-lateral training in the waters around Okinawa with FS SURCOUF. Commander of MASYUU, CAPT TAKEMOTO Kotaro stated, “French Navy ship maneuvering skills are very high, and I felt very reassured as a fellow engaged in missions at sea having the same will. Taking all possible countermeasures for COVID-19, we conducted the training by making…
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April 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – From April 16 to 19, the vessels of the JEANNE D’ARC (JDA) mission sailed together alongside the frigate Anzac and the supply vessel Sirius of the Australian Navy. During this coordinated navigation, the four vessels patrolled jointly. After entering the South China Sea, the buildings of the JEANNE D’ARC mission, the Tonnerre amphibious helicopter…
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February 22, 2020 (Google Translation) – On February 18, 2021, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre and the type frigate La Fayette Surcouf , constituting the Marine Officers Application School Group (GEAOM), set sail from Toulon for the JEANNE D’ARC mission. On board, 147 officers in training at the Naval Academy begin the application campaign that will allow them to…
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October 6, 2020 (Google Translation) – As part of its participation in the NATO exercise Dynamic Mariner 2020, the La Fayette (FLF) -type frigate Surcouf embarks for several days a detachment of the group of Mediterranean clearing divers (GPD MED) belonging to the Navy. national and mine warfare specialists from the Belgian Navy. Uncommon on an FLF whose main mission…
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March 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – On March 9, 2020, the La Fayette-type frigate (FLF) Surcouf and the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Provence had an appointment off the coast of the island of Cyprus in order to take over at sea in the eastern Mediterranean, on the western flank of the theater of operation CHAMMAL. Engaged since November 2019 in the…
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