French Navy today

[Pelican]

Marine Nationale FS Auvergne inbound to Devonport this morning.

The French Navy is removing pennant numbers and names from some of its warships "to making it more difficult to identify ships via OSINT and other means".

See - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 6561738038

[Brian James]

Horizon Class Air Defense Destroyer Chevalier Paul pictured at Ajaccio, Corsica on February 4th, 2024.

[Pelican]

A huge warship has docked in Cardiff

Premier Maître L’Her, of the French Navy is in the Welsh capital for a short stay

Many photos at https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wale ... f-28950133

[Pelican]

French Navy Conducts Synchronized Cruise Missile Strikes

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) successfully conducted its first ever synchronized land attack cruise missile strike from a frigate and a submarine.

The historic test took place yesterday (18 April 2024) and involved first ship-in-class Aquitaine (D650) and a Suffren-class nuclear powered submarine (SSN). The frigate was located off Britany while the SSN was cruising in the Bay of Biscay. The two naval cruise missiles simultaneously hit a target located at the DGA’s missile test center South of Bordeaux.

Cotinues https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... YyJtnYF2Ea

[Pelican]

Honeypots’ and influence operations: China’s spies turn to Europe

Brest is a rainy industrial port, pounded by the Atlantic, that is home to the French navy and its submarine nuclear deterrent. It has also witnessed a remarkable number of weddings in recent years between female Chise students and the seamen who work at its naval bases.

“How should we evaluate such relationships?” a concerned parliamentarian asked the head of France’s nuclear submarine forces at a closed-door hearing at the National Assembly in Paris.

Continues https://www.ft.com/content/6c115d61-794 ... 5c3cbb6ee9