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French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft:









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Militarov wrote:French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft:









360deg images: http://visites.colsbleus.fr/visites/atl2.html

Here you can find bunch of other ships, aircraft, helicopters... same 360deg coverage:

http://visites.colsbleus.fr/index.html

V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor Aircraft Tested Aboard French Navy Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle




The test campaign was used to validate the following:
- The landing and take-off
- The parking with engines running
- The refuelling of the tilt-rotor aircraft
- The foalding of rotors and wings
- The towing of the Osprey with the flight deck tractors
- The tying down of the V-22 on the flight deck

French Aircraft Carrier to Return to Anti-Daesh Mission in Persian Gulf

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160714/1042926261/french-aircraft-daesh-persian-gulf.html

French Navy retires Super Etendard




France's naval aviation (Aéronavale) officially retired the Super Etendard Modernisé (SEM) maritime strike aircraft from service on 12 July.

The final five aircraft, which were flying with the Flottille 17F, will be kept in long-term storage, although the possibility of seeing them back in flight seems unlikely.

The SEM entered service in 1978 with the French Navy and later benefited from several upgrade programmes, culminating with the Standard 5, which was implemented on 35 aircraft. The Aéronavale started working on the withdrawal of the SEM several years ago when it was decided to stop maintaining an industrial maintenance-level capability. In October 2015 eight airframes were still available and they were all embarked on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle , together with 18 Dassault Rafales, for Operation 'Chammal' against the Islamic State. Three aircraft reached their end of life when Charles de Gaulle returned to Toulon in March, leaving only five in flying condition.

The SEM's withdrawal leaves the service with a 100% Rafale M fighter force. Of the 48 aircraft delivered since 2001, four have been lost through accidents. Three are flying in St Dizier (together with Armée de l'Air aircraft) within the Rafale conversion unit and a fourth is allocated to the Hyères-based naval test centre. That leaves 40 aircraft available for Flottilles 11F, 12F and 17F, all based in Landivisiau, French Brittany. The average allocation is 12 aircraft per flottille.

Flottille 17F has already started to train its pilots and technicians on the Rafale, but the unit will not be considered fully operational before 2018. This will include the unit regaining its nuclear strike capability with the ASMP-A missile: a capability lost from the SEM over the last decade.

An all Rafale fleet will greatly ease operations on board Charles de Gaulle . The navy aims to embark two flottillas at the same time, with the third one remaining in Landivisiau for training and recovery.

Look promising French frigate FTI

On passing in Le Bourget near Paris international naval exhibition Euronaval 2016 French shipbuilding association DCNS and the General Directorate of Arms (Direction Generale des Armaments - DGA) of the Ministry of Defence of France October 18, 2016 with the participation of French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made a formal presentation "Blueprint" of long-term "average" French Navy frigate program for Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (FTI)



The "average" frigate of the French Navy for FTI was announced in the "White Paper on Defense" in 2013 and was officially implemented in 2015. Preliminary design and vehicle systems have been approved by the Investment Committee of the Government of France October 5, 2016, to determine the cost of the program at 3.8 billion euros. Development is carried out jointly ship DGA, DCNS and the group Thales. Anticipated construction of five frigates such as FTI, which should replace the 5 French Navy frigates of La Fayette type. Thus, it was supposed to support the strength of the French Navy frigates of 15 units - two ships of Horizon project, eight ships of FREMM type and five types of FTI (even after the sale of a French frigate FREMM Egypt in 2015. These plans are in limbo). To reduce the FTI should be "middle" class frigate displacement of 4000 tons, smaller in size than the currently constructed 6,000-ton frigates FREMM.

Issuance of a contract for the construction of the lead ship association DCNS is expected in the first quarter of 2017 with delivery to the fleet in 2023, and commissioning of all five units - in 2030, although according to some French commentators these terms are overly optimistic.

Promulgated on Euronaval 2016 "conceptual design" frigate FTI demonstrates futuristic appearance the ship is relatively similar in architecture to the new USS Zumvalt c "talus" "vodoprorezayuschey" bow. This architecture DCNS marketed under the brand BELH @ RRA c offer an export version of the frigate for the international market, where the French manufacturer intended them to repeat the market success of the family frigate La Fayette.

It is reported that the frigate FTI should have a displacement (apparently standard) 4250 tons, a length of 122.25 m. The combined power plant Combined Diesel and Diesel scheme (CODAD) should include four diesel engines and four diesel generators with a total capacity of 32 MW, providing speed full speed to 27 kt and a cruising range of economic progress up to 5000 miles. The ship should be placed 150 people, including 110 full-time crew and air group of 15 people. The hangar is provided basing class helicopter NH90 helicopter and a drone. The frigate will also carry a small boat bystrospuskaemy special purpose ECUME and semi-rigid boats.

Project arms ship FTI includes two chetyrehkonteynernye launchers of anti-ship missile systems MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3, 16 vertical launchers, Sylver A50 for anti-aircraft missiles Aster 30 (can accommodate longer UVLM Sylver A70 instead of A50), 76-mm universal artillery installation Oto Melara ( Leonardo) Super Rapid (with the possibility of placing instead of 127-mm artillery installation), two 20-mm remote-controlled artillery Nexter Narhwal, several 12.7-mm machine guns, two twin 324-mm torpedo tubes and two launchers protivotorped.

Electronic weapons of frigate FTI consists of an integrated radar system Thales SeaFire with four fixed antennas AFAR, automated command and control system series DCNS SETIS, two electro-optical surveillance systems Sagem PASEO, podkilnoy CEO Thales Kingclip Mk II and towed CEO Thales CAPTAS-4. The ship will be equipped with advanced EW and RTR. Part of the range of radio equipment has to be selected.

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2197641.html

Helicopters of the French Navy NH90 suffer from corrosion of metal

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2403237.html

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle began average repair

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2425227.html

The delivery of the head French nuclear-powered submarine of Barracuda type is postponed to 2020

https://bmpd.livejournal.com/2934477.html

France takes delivery of its 5th FREMM



PARIS – The Directon Générale de l’Armement took delivery July 18 the fifth multi-mission frigate, marking a step toward an eight-strong fleet which will be the “backbone” of the French Navy, the defense procurement office said.

“The Directon Générale de l’Armement (DGA) received July 8 2018 the Brétagne frigate, the fifth FREMM multimission frigate for the French Navy,” the ministry said in a July 25 statement.

This antisubmarine version of the Franco-Italian cooperative FREMM program will renew the French frigate fleet with “eight ships which will make up the backbone of the surface fleet,” the ministry said.

The FREMM frigate, designed, developed and built by Naval Group, the French shipbuilder, is the only European warship which is armed with the naval cruise missile, the ministry said.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/07/25/france-takes-delivery-of-its-5th-fremm/

The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle of the French Navy went to sea after the middle repair and modernization









https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3344081.html

GarryB wrote:So I am reading this article:

https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/09/19/israel-failed-attempt-start-wwiii-beginning-end-syria.html

And I am wondering what you guys think...

Is it possible that the French set up a ship of theirs in collusion with Israel, to be attacked by Syria or Russia to justify an attack on Syria?

Gossips !

George1 wrote:France takes delivery of its 5th FREMM


PARIS – The Directon Générale de l’Armement took delivery July 18 the fifth multi-mission frigate, marking a step toward an eight-strong fleet which will be the “backbone” of the French Navy, the defense procurement office said.

“The Directon Générale de l’Armement (DGA) received July 8 2018 the Brétagne frigate, the fifth FREMM multimission frigate for the French Navy,” the ministry said in a July 25 statement.

This antisubmarine version of the Franco-Italian cooperative FREMM program will renew the French frigate fleet with “eight ships which will make up the backbone of the surface fleet,” the ministry said.

The FREMM frigate, designed, developed and built by Naval Group, the French shipbuilder, is the only European warship which is armed with the naval cruise missile, the ministry said.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/07/25/france-takes-delivery-of-its-5th-fremm/

Aquitaine Class the 6th Normandie and the 7th Alsace AAW/DA variant with 16 Aster 30 replace LACM and one upraded radar only the mast is a bit different

I think the standard configuration of the FREMM should be 16 MdCN, 16 Aster 15, 16 Aster 30.  It is just wasted space not to arm them like destroyers.  How expensive is it to install another 16 cell VLS?

Vladimir79 wrote:I think the standard configuration of the FREMM should be 16 MdCN, 16 Aster 15, 16 Aster 30.  It is just wasted space not to arm them like destroyers.  How expensive is it to install another 16 cell VLS?

They stpped the program for a smaller frigate with 16 VLS only. We can assume they won't install any VLS on them.

Isos wrote:

They stpped the program for a smaller frigate with 16 VLS only. We can assume they won't install any VLS on them.

If that FTI frigate only comes with 16 VLS I will lmao. To spend half a billion euros to have it armed like a corvette...

Vladimir79 wrote:

Isos wrote:

They stpped the program for a smaller frigate with 16 VLS only. We can assume they won't install any VLS on them.

If that FTI frigate only comes with 16 VLS I will lmao.  To spend half a billion euros to have it armed like a corvette...

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis/naval-technology/5723-naval-group-refines-design-of-the-fti-belharra-next-generation-frigate.html

They have deceloped an export version with more VLS. I don't know what french navy has ordered. But this FTI frigate is the replacement for La Fayette, it was I should say, and became a replacement for the FREMM that won't be ordered while La Fayette will be upgraded with sonars. You can notice that french La Fayette are poorly armed compare to export versions so it can be the same for FTI.


https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/la-france-s-offre-cinq-fregates-belh-rra-pour-pres-de-4-milliards-d-euros-693409.html

According to this article it is a contract of 3.8 billion euro for 5 FTI which means unit price of 760 million euro per ship. I think FREMM is somewhere near that price too ...

Isos wrote:

According to this article it is a contract of 3.8 billion euro for 5 FTI which means unit price of 760 million euro per ship. I think FREMM is somewhere near that price too ...

That is the programme price which includes many things, the unit price is lower.

Isos wrote:

Vladimir79 wrote:I think the standard configuration of the FREMM should be 16 MdCN, 16 Aster 15, 16 Aster 30.  It is just wasted space not to arm them like destroyers.  How expensive is it to install another 16 cell VLS?

They stpped the program for a smaller frigate with 16 VLS only. We can assume they won't install any VLS on them.

Vladimir79 wrote:I think the standard configuration of the FREMM should be 16 MdCN, 16 Aster 15, 16 Aster 30.  It is just wasted space not to arm them like destroyers.  How expensive is it to install another 16 cell VLS?

Can' t have more than 32 cells but it is the number in general for good Frigates and the last initialy others FREMM replaced by new " FTI " intermediate size frigate  " named Belh@rra also more small for export with 16 or 32 cells this number possible only with a 76 mm gun can have also a 127 mm.
But for the rest versatile as a FREMM same ASW capacity excellent sonars and helo in addition an AESA radar very good and i think AEGIS like ships with it but 16 SAMs so few in general 2 are fired vs a missile eventualy 1.5 in average with good missile Aster is very good.

The 2 FREMM use by Egypt and Morocco have only 16 Aster 15 ofc possible 32.

Vladimir79 wrote:

Isos wrote:

According to this article it is a contract of 3.8 billion euro for 5 FTI which means unit price of 760 million euro per ship. I think FREMM is somewhere near that price too ...

That is the programme price which includes many things, the unit price is lower.  

FREMM want 500 - 600 millions new include Research and develppoment price… in more Sea Fire 500 radar AESA is much more modern and radars are expensive

Four integrated supply ships for the French fleet ordered

On January 30, 2019, the European Defense Purchasing Organization Organization for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) on behalf of the Directorate General of Arms (Direction Générale de l'Armement - DGA) of the French Armed Forces Ministry signed a contract with the French shipbuilding association Naval Group and the shipyard Chantiers de l 'Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire) for the construction for the French Navy of four integrated supply ships of the new generation type LSS (Logistic Support Ships, also used the French designation Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force - BRF). The contract value of 1.7 billion euros (including VAT). The first two LSS ships are to be commissioned in 2025, the third in 2027, and the last one was commissioned by the beginning of 2029. The contract also includes technical support for ships for six years of their operation and the training of personnel.



https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3522869.html

https://mobile.twitter.com/indiannavy

Lot of nice pictures in this account of exercice btw french and indian navy.

Aster 15 Launch: FREMM Frigate Bretagne Intercepts Supersonic Target



On May 12, 2019, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Bretagne successfully intercepted a supersonic target flying at over Mach 2 during an allied fire campaign using its radar-based Combat Management System (Naval Group), consisting of Herakles radar (Thales) and the Aster 15 anti-air missile (MBDA).

Less than three months after her admission to active duty, it was Bretagne's first Aster 15 launch. It was carried out during Exercise Formidable Shield 2019, which involves ships from nine allied navies, including two French frigates of the last generation: the Aquitaine and the Bretagne. Formidable Shield 2019 is an exercise designed to test participating countries' weapons systems against the latest threats, notably supersonic and ballistic missiles.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/202678/fs-bretagne-shoots-down-supersonic-target-with-aster-15-missile.html