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The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the French Charles de Gaulle CSG are cooperating at levels of integration rarely achieved in the past. Indeed, "it is at the request of US CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie to the French Army deputy commander for Air-Land operations (SCOAT for ‘’sous chef des opérations aéroterrestres de l’armée de Terre’’) that the French Air Naval Group (GAN for ‘’groupe aéronaval’’) assume command of US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)’s Task Force (CFT) 50 from March 31st till April 24th’’, explains a Fr...

The proposal includes the construction of one of the new Frégates de taille intermédiaire (FDI) frigates in France with a delivery date in early 2025. The other three new frigates, according to the proposal, will be built in Greek shipyards and will be ready in 2027 , 2028 and 2029. As an intermediate solution until the frigates are constructed, two active frigates from the French Navy will be used by Greece. These are the anti-aircraft frigate AAW Jean Bart, which will be delivered to the Greek Navy in 2025, and the anti-submarine frigate ASW Latouche-Tréville, which will be delivered in ...

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - A team from the FS Tonnerre boards a suspicious dhow. French Marine Nationale ships have recorded five seizures of illicit drugs in just six days whilst participating in a counter-narcotics focused operation under the command of Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 in the Arabian Sea. The string of successes began on 19 March when the French frigate FS Nivôse intercepted a high-value shipment of 367 kg of methamphetamine and 311 kg of heroin. This was swiftly followed by two concurrent counter-narcotics operations on 22 March by ...

The U.S. Navy Once Dreamed of Building a "Battlecarrier" Even after the retirement of the last battleship, the idea of combining surface warships characteristics with aviation capabilities continues to entice major navies. Here's What You Need to Know: Over the long history of the Iowa-class, several proposals emerged for converting them into hybrid battlecarriers. The dream of the battlecarrier did not die in World War II, despite the substandard performance of many of the converted ships, and despite the severe demands that jet aviation would put on modern flight decks.   Indeed, the pos...

French Navy frigate seizes nearly 3 tons of hashish in Arabian Sea March 8, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic The French Navy’s Cassard-class anti-air frigate Jean Bart (D615) intercepted over 2,900 kg of illicit drugs on 12 February 2021, in the latest successful Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) interdiction in the Arabian Sea. Photo: FS Jean Bart After spotting a suspicious dhow and later investigating it using the ship’s Panther helicopter, the crew of the Jean Bart observed multiple packages being thrown overboard. The subsequent search and recovery...