The French military’s Joint Staff released a video on Apr. 18, 2025, showing an action-packed engagement of a Houthi drone destroyed by an Aquitaine-class FREMM frigate’s OTO Melara 76 mm main ...

A French frigate shot down a drone fired from Yemen that was targeting shipping routes in the Red Sea, the French military said Friday. The French ship is part of the EU's Aspides mission securing ...

The Vendemiaire, a Floreal-class frigate, is stationed in Noumea and is part of the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia. This versatile ship is tasked with a variety of missions, including protecting ...

A ti leaf lei was tied to the bow of the M/V Searcher as it sailed from Honolulu to French Frigate Shoals, known as Lalo in Hawaiian. The atoll is in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ...

The location of French Frigate Shoals between Midway and Hawaii made it ideal for refueling the two Japanese seaplanes. Credit: US Geological Survey / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons Therefore, ...

The entire next day aboard the Sette would be spent in transit to the first stop within the monument’s boundaries: Lalo, also known as French Frigate Shoals, roughly 550 miles northwest of Honolulu.

French Navy sails frigate through Taiwan Strait By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with Reuters A French naval ship passed through the Taiwan Strait, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday. The ...

The French Navy surveillance frigate Prairial is in Cebu for a port call from Oct. 22 to 25 as part of its operational deployment in the Indo-Pacific, the French embassy in Manila said.

The French Navy's lead Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI) defence and intervention frigate has officially started sea trials.

French Navy frigate FS Bretagne (D655) is carrying out the second phase of its Indo-Pacific deployment starting with drills with the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) after ...

A French Navy destroyer docked in Manila on Friday for a five-day port call as part of France and the Philippines’ joint maritime exercises. The visit of French frigate Bretagne — one of France’s ...

The French navy is among other Western forces in the Red Sea working to protect commercial shipping vessels from Houthi attacks.