French Navy
Northrop Grumman to deliver three unique E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes to France
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $387m (€352m) contract modification to produce three uniquely configured E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the French Navy
Argentine Navy scraps plan to reactivate ex-French Super Étendards
The Argentine Navy has abandoned plans to reactivate the five former French Fleet Air Arm-operated Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard IVM naval strike fighters that were purchased in 2019, as the nation is unable to return the aircraft to operational service
Fresh hope for last flying Alizé
Privately owned naval sub-hunter given temporary home by French Air Force
NATO aircraft descend on Lossiemouth for major exercise
RAF Lossiemouth is playing a major role in NATO’s Exercise Formidable Shield, which started on May 8 and runs until May 26.
World's only airworthy Alizé to be grounded — but why?
Alizé Marine association announces premature end of operations by its Breguet Br 1050
French Navy receives tenth upgraded Atlantique 2 MPA
France’s Directorate General of Armaments recently accepted delivery of the tenth modernised Breguet Br.1150 Atlantique 2 (ATL2) after the maritime patrol aircraft was modernised and upgraded to the type’s Standard 6 configuration
French Navy retires iconic Sud Aviation Alouette III helicopters
The French Navy has withdrawn its final Sud Aviation Alouette IIIs after an illustrious career spanning six decades on land and at sea, reports Babak Taghvaee
Greek fighters train with France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier
Hellenic Air Force fighters conducted a joint training operation with the French Navy's Task Force 473 escort group, led by France’s flagship aircraft carrier, FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), from November 23-25
Submarine-hunting Lancasters: French post-war ops
France became a major operator of the Avro Lancaster following World War Two, as explained by Malcolm V Lowe in the April 2016 issue of Aviation News
French Navy receives first SAR-configured H160 helicopter
France’s defence procurement agency, the Direction Generale de l’Armament (DGA; General Directorate of Armament), has delivered the first Airbus Helicopters H160B to the French Navy