Tag: French navy

  • Egypt, France conduct naval drill

    Second joint exercise since November. Egypt, France conduct naval drill in Red Sea Egyptian and French naval forces have carried out joint military drills across the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday. […]

  • Joint military drills in Red Sea

    Drills aim at confronting terrorism, naval security threats, as well as exchanging training expertise Egypt, France carry out joint military drills in Red Sea Egypt and France conducted starting Friday […]

  • MSC-HOA to move after Brexit

    MSC-HOA is heading to France. Brest will host the European Maritime Monitoring Center As a result of Brexit, the Maritime Safety Center for the Horn of Africa (MSC-HOA) will be […]

  • CMF seizes heroin haul

    Drug smugglers not doing well this year. Marine Nationale ship Nivose seizes illegal heroin in Western Indian Ocean Within a month of joining Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150), the French […]

  • Another CMF seizure

    Another nice catch for the CMF. MARINE NATIONALE SHIP LA FAYETTE SEIZES OVER $60M USD OF HEROIN IN RED SEA IN SUPPORT OF CTF 150 MARINE Nationale Frigate La Fayette continues […]

  • CMF in new drug bust

    Scoops up almost 2,000kg of hashish. Marine Nationale ship La Fayette in support of CTF 150 in second narcotics seizure in under a week On 17 APRIL Marine Nationale frigate […]

  • More heroin for CMF

    Another big narcotics seizure proves the operation’s value. Marine Nationale ship La Fayette in support of CTF 150 seized over 400kg of heroin On 11 April 2018, Marine Nationale frigate […]

  • Varuna-18 kicks off

    Busy month for the French Navy. Indo-French naval exercise ‘Varuna-18’ begins off Goa coast The navies of India and France are currently engaged in a joint bilateral exercise, “Varuna-18”, in […]

  • Red Sea naval drills

    The joint drill aims to boost the maritime security and strengthen the combat efficiency. Egypt, France launch joint naval drill in Red Sea CAIRO, March 13 (Xinhua) — The Egyptian […]

  • Fighting WAF piracy

    The battle continues. Off West Africa, navies team up in fight against piracy “Sir, we’re going to handcuff you,” a coast guard from Sao Tome tells a man accused of […]