Simulated Attack Response Exercise for Frigate Prairial
Mobilizing the entire crew of the FS Prairial, the exercise involved the protection brigade and the marine firefighters of the Papeete naval base, the branch of the Intervention Group of…
French Navy Exercise CAGOU 23 for New Caledonia Ships
From 28 August to 1er September was held the 2023 edition of the annual CAGOU exercise in New Caledonia. This training took place for the benefit of the Vendémiaire Surveillance…
End of NASSE Operation 2023
Operation NASSE is an annual multinational fisheries surveillance and control operation conducted jointly with Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. From 20 June to 15 August, Fiji participated for…
FS D’Entrecasteaux at the Heart of the ISLAND CHIEF 2023
From 12 to 18 August, as part of Operation ISLAND CHIEF 23 coordinated by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the D’Entrecasteaux Overseas Support and Assistance Building (BSAOM) conducted a fisheries…
Australia Supports French Pacific Disaster Relief Exercise
More than 240 Australian Defense Force (ADF) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) personnel have returned from New Caledonia after participating in Exercise Croix du Sud 2023. Led…
FS Arago’s PACIFIC AITO Mission Detailed
From January 23 to February 17, the patrol boat Arago contributed to strengthening maritime security off French Polynesia as part of the PACIFIC AITO mission. To do this, the French…
FANC – Strengthening Franco-Australian Cooperation
On 3 November, after setting sail from Nouméa, the Australian frigate HMAS Brisbane carried out an exercise with a Falcon 200 Gardian from the 25F Flotilla Detachment and the Dauphin…
Falcon 200 Guardian Deploys to Exercise SAMA SAMA
From 10 to 17 October, a Falcon 200 Guardian from Flotilla 25F was deployed from Clark Air Base in the Philippines to participate in the bilateral SAMA SAMA exercise. For…
French Navy Participation in Exercise KAKADU
The Surveillance Frigate (FS) Vendémiaire participated in the international maritime exercise KAKADU organized in Darwin by the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force from 12 to 24…