France

Air Europe 

U.S. Approves $2 Billion Sale of Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW Aircraft to France

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Airborne Early Warning (AEW), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), France, French Navy

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye tactical Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft

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Naval Europe 

Fincantieri Begins Construction of Forward Sections of French Navy BRF Logistic Support Ships

June 29, 2020July 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Fincantieri, Fincantieri - Castellammare di Stabia Shipyard, Fleet Support Ship, FLOTLOG (Flotte Logistique) French Navy, France, French Navy, Logistic Support Ship (LSS) France/Italy

Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri has begun the construction of the first of four forward sections for the French Navy BRF Logistic

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Naval Europe 

ECA Group, SOACSY Sign Licensing Agreement to Use seaCHIRP Technology for Mine Detection

June 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ECA Group, France, Mine countermeasures (MCM), Soacsy, Soacsy seaCHIRP, Synthetic aperture sonar (SAS)

French companies, ECA Group and SOACSY recently signed a licensing agreement giving ECA GROUP exclusive rights to exploit its developments

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Naval Europe 

French-UK Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) Programme Progresses

June 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, Mine countermeasures (MCM), UK

The French Minister of Defense, Florence Parly, was presented the progress of the French-UK Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme

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Naval Europe 

Fire Breaks Abroad French Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Perle

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments France, French Navy, FS Perle (S606), Naval Group, Nuclear attack submarine (SSN), Rubis-class SSN, Submarine

A fire broke out abroad the French Navy nuclear attack submarine Perle (S606) on June 12 while the boat was

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Deployments Africa 

UK Extends RAF Deployment in Mali

June 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, Mali, Operation Barkhane, Royal Air Force (RAF), Sahel, UK

The UK Government has announced the extension of Royal Air Force (RAF) deployment in Mali in support of the French

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Air Europe 

French Air Force’s New KC-130J Tanker Performs Refueling Contacts with C-160G Gabriel Aircraft

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aerial refueling, C-160G Gabriel, DGA Essais en vol, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Air Force, KC-130J Super Hercules, Transall C-160

French Air Force’s new KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueling tanker conducted successful refueling contacts with the service’s C-160G Gabriel intelligence-gathering

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Naval Europe 

French Navy’s First Barracuda-Class Submarine Suffren Begins Second Phase of Diving Tests

June 7, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Barracuda-class SSN, France, French Navy, Nuclear attack submarine (SSN), SNA Suffren, Submarine

The French Navy’s first Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Suffren has begun the second phase of her diving tests, the French

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Industry Europe 

OCCAR Signs FREMM Research & Technology Projects Contract with NAVIRIS

June 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Fincantieri, France, Italy, Naval Group, NAVIRIS, Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR)

The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has signed the FREMM Research & Technology Projects Contract with NAVIRIS, on June

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Naval Americas 

French Navy’s Sixth FREMM Frigate Normandie Enters Active Service

June 3, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aquitaine-class FREMM, France, FREMM multipurpose frigate, French Navy, Frigate, Normandie (D656)

The French Navy’s sixth FREMM multi-mission frigate FS Normandie (D651) entered active service, the Chief of Staff of the French

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