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On March 31, 2022, the La Fayette type frigate (FLF) Guépratte returned to Toulon, its base port, after a two and a half month mission in the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. During its deployment, the Guépratte took part in Operation AGENOR (from January 23 to March 13, 2022) in order to contribute to the surveillance and assessment of…
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On February 18, 2022, the Amphibious Helicopter Carrier (PHA) Dixmuide sailed from Toulon to join the North Atlantic theater and take part in the Norwegian Exercise COLD RESPONSE 2022 (CORE 22). This joint and combined exercise in open terrain will take place in northern Norway. Its objective is to strengthen the capacities of the Allied armies to operate together in…
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On November 15, 2021, the High Seas Patroller (PHM) Commandant Bouan set sail from Toulon to join the European Union operation EUNAVFORMED IRINI. Launched on March 31, 2020, this operation aims to enforce the United Nations embargo on arms to Libya with air, space and sea resources, but also to prevent the illicit export of oil from Libya, to contribute…
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On the occasion of its return patrol to its base port of Toulon, after two and a half months of mission in the Eastern Mediterranean, the La Fayette-type frigate (FLF) Aconit took part in the exercise MARE APERTO. Organized annually by the Italian Navy, exercise MARE APERTO took place over two weeks in the Tyrrhenian Sea, between southern Sardinia and…
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On October 22, 2021, crew B of the Frigate Multi Missions (FREMM) Languedoc returned to Toulon after more than two and a half months of deployment in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The Languedoc had left its base port in May 2021 with the A crew. After a crew change on August 3 in Abu Dhabi, where crew…
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After two and a half months of patrol in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Frigate type La Fayette (FLF) Aconit left the port of Larnaca (Cyprus) for Toulon, thus ending its fifth consecutive deployment in this region, marked by renewed tensions. on maritime issues. During its deployment, the Aconit ensured the continuity of the French presence in the area, showing France’s…
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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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On Friday September 3, 2021, the tripartite mine hunter (CMT) Lyre set sail from Toulon for a mission of several weeks in the Adriatic Sea. This deployment marks the return to operation of this vessel used for mine hunting, after a period of technical unavailability in the first half of 2021. After a period of intense training at the dock…
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The crew of the deep-sea patrol vessel (PHM) Commandant Ducuing, which set sail from the Toulon naval base on Monday, August 9, continues its transit to reach the Corymbe area of operation. On their way, the French soldiers crossed the road of the Moroccan corvette Sultan Moulay Ismail, which allowed the organization of joint training. Shortly after crossing the Strait…
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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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