Commandant Bouan Deploys for Operation EUNAVFORMED IRINI
Barely docked after the second POLARIS phase of ORION, Commandant Bouan was already busy with new perspectives: the simultaneous conduct...
Marine Nationale
Assessment of the Recent Charles de Gaulle Deployment
For nearly 110 days, the Naval Air Group (GAN) articulated around the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle was deployed as...
ORION 23 – Task Force 471 Put to the Test
It is between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Sunday March 5, a few dozen nautical miles from Toulon. A...
Collecting Plankton for Scientific Purposes From a Navy Vessel
From February 20 to 23, 2023, the Rhône metropolitan support and assistance building (BSAM) hosted scientists from the Plankton Planet...
LSS Jacques Chevallier Christened at Saint-Nazaire
On 03 March 2023, the first Flag Hoisting Ceremony was held on board LSS “Jacques Chevallier”, first of class of...
FS Forbin Exercises With JMSDF
Deployed in the Indian Ocean within the Carrier Strike Group (GAN) during the ANTARES mission, the Forbin air defense frigate...
ANTARES – Tactical Data Links Within the GAN
LDTs connect all combat systems of GAN units. Using sensors from surface vessels, submarines and aircraft, LDTs enable real-time tactical...
French Navy Conducts ADEX in Mediterranean Sea
On January 25, 2023, the air defense frigate (FDA) Chevalier Paul conducted a large-scale air defense exercise (ADEX) off the...
FS Bretagne Fires Test MU90 Torpedo
On January 25, 2023, during a sea trip dedicated to its training, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Bretagne successfully fired an...
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...
