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On the night of October 14 to 15, the Naval Aeromobile Group (GNAM) conducted a third massive raid of 20 Army combat helicopters, in several decks, from the two Amphibious Helicopter Carriers (PHA). This third raid concludes the work of planning and conducting operations, carried out several weeks before the start of CORMORAN 21 and which continued at sea during…
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The General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) notified Naval Group on October 5, 2021 of the contract relating to the preliminary and detailed design of the Oceanic Patroller (PO) program. This notification follows on from the signing of the framework agreement carried by the DGA on October 23, 2020 for the study, development, construction and maintenance in initial operational condition of…
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During a surveillance flight of the French Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), a crew of the 25F detachment of the Armed Forces in New Caledonia (FANC) collaborated with the New Zealand frigate Te Kaha . During this anti-aircraft warfare exercise, aimed at training the frigate in New Zealand anti-missile defense, the Gardian maritime surveillance aircraft played the aggressors by simulating numerous…
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From 20 to 24 September 2021, the Bâtiment d’expérimentation de la guerre des mines (BEGM) Thétis, joined several Brest ships of the naval action force for a week of exercises at sea. Objectives: to sail, to train for maneuver, to prepare for combat. Often used as part of the Permanent Maritime Safeguard Posture (MSPP) as for rescue actions at sea…
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After a last week of hydrographic surveys in the EMR (Renewable Marine Energies) zone in southern Brittany, the Borda Hydrographic Building (BH) has finalized a priority project started 7 months earlier. Arrived at the end of August off Belle-Ile, the Borda’s mission was to complete the surveys carried out previously in spring 2021. These surveys ended in mid-September, after two…
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“A digital navy for operational superiority in the face of new threats”, such is the theme of the MArine du Numérique, Information and Communication sysTems and Cyber Seminar (SEMANTIC²) which was held in Toulon on the 29th and 30th. September. As close as possible to the forces, this seminar aimed to discuss the structuring issues of digital tools, connectivity and…
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July xx, 2021 (Google Translation) – In June, the Directorate General for Armament (DGA) ordered seven new 10-ton class tug-pushers (RP 10) for the French Navy. This order, worth more than 8 million euros, now brings the number of units ordered to 22, for a total target of 29 units. These tug-pushers are participating in the renewal of the port…
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June 25, 2021 (Google Translation) – From June 6 to 18, the important annual naval exercise, dubbed BALTOPS 50, was held in the Baltic Sea. Sixteen NATO nations as well as two partner nations, eighty ships and four thousand people have come together to conduct this multi-domain training. On this occasion, three ships were engaged under the operational control of…
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June 6, 2021 (Google Translation) – The DGA delivered the 5th ATL2, renovated to standard 6, to the French Navy on May 21. As a reminder, two were delivered in 2019, one in 2020, and one in February. Another refurbished ATL2 is scheduled for delivery at the end of the year. By 2024, the 2019-2025 LPM provides for the renovation…
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May 26, 2021 (Google Translation) – From 23 to 24 May, the buildings of the JEANNE D’ARC (JDA) mission, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre and the La Fayette (FLF) Surcouf type frigate , carried out a joint navigation with the frigate Parramatta of the Royal Australian Navy in the South China Sea. The Tonnerre and Surcouf crews carried out…
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