French Navy Ship Visits Central Hub
French Navy frigate Vendemiaire and her 98 crewmembers began a five-day friendship visit to the central city of Da Nang April 11, promoting exchange activities and training programs. The ship,…
FS Auguste Benebig Visits Cairns
From February 23 to March 28, 2024 , the overseas patrol vessel (POM) Auguste Benebig is deployed in the permanent zone of responsibility (ZRP) of the senior commander (COMSUP) of…
France and Morocco Hold Exercise CHEBEC 23
The operational cooperation activity, CHEBEC 23, began on 20 November for a sequence of joint maneuvers between the Royal Moroccan Navy and the French Navy. For this mission, the frigate…
Shipwreck Conservation by French Navy and DRASSM
Off the coast of Dieppe, the HSM Daffodil, a 107-metre-long ferry-type vessel used to transport rail convoys, struck a mine in 1945. When it sank, the ship was cut into…
MORSKOUL 2023.3: Group Training for Naval Action Force
The Morskoul exercises are periods of mutual training for surface ships based in Brest, which allow them to maintain know-how and ensure their operational readiness. The objectives are to pool…
Naval Aeronautics 1940 – First Bombing of Berlin
On the night of 7–8 June 1940, the capital of the Third Reich had its first air warning. The Siemens plants, located in the northern suburbs of the city, have…
Upgrade of the French Navy’s Schiebel S100 Drone Fleet
Since 2016, two examples of S100 drones to the “v1” standard were deployed from land or from the Amphibious Helicopter Carriers (PHA) within the Navy by CEPA/10S. After an initial…
Review of the Franco-Indian Naval Exercise VARUNA 23.1
From January 16 to 20, the Indian Navy and the carrier strike group conducted joint training off Goa, as part of VARUNA 23. This new edition of the annual Franco-Indian…
RPC 30 Class Tug Zinzolin Takes Up Duty at Brest
The first port and coastal tug (RPC 30) Zinzolin of the French Navy joined the Brest naval base on 9 November 2022. After the port tug (RP 30) Céladon delivered…