France kicks of high-intensity naval exercise targeting Atlantic ports
PARIS — France kicked off the 2025 edition of its high-intensity naval exercise Polaris on Monday, moving the action to the Atlantic with a scenario including attacks against French naval ports, a multinational sea battle and amphibious operations on the English and French coasts. Polaris 25 will run through June 15, deploying more than 3,000 French and foreign troops, more than 20 naval surface combatants and more than 40 aircraft, according to the defense ministry. The final stages will include naval combat between a task force of five amphi…
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French Navy orders underwater drones for deep-sea surveillance
BREST , France — The French Navy has ordered an autonomous underwater vehicle from Exail that will surveil critical infrastructure at depths of up to 6,000 meters, the company announced. The architecture of the new drone will be based on the firm’s Ulyx, a vehicle co-developed with Ifremer, the national institute for ocean science and technology. The platform will primarily be used to carry out reconnaissance operations across the seabed, covering sensitive infrastructure like submarine cables, many of which lie at a depth of 6,000 meters. Ens…
India, France to go for joint production of military hardware
With the 126 fighter deal in the pipeline, India and France today set out on a course of long-term strategic cooperation with the latter offering to move on from client-seller relationship to joint production of military hardware. With the 126 fighter deal in the pipeline, India and France today set out on a course of long-term strategic cooperation with the latter offering to move on from client-seller relationship to joint production of military hardware which could be exported to other countries. The two countries held detailed di…
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