France completed a first operational test campaign of the NH90's Special Forces variant, also called Standard 2, ahead of the first deliveries this year. France's Directorate General of Armaments ...

President Emmanuel Macron said the warships would help protect France’s allies and French citizens in the region, and could be part of a force to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

The French Navy will send eight frigates and two amphibious assault ships to the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea, joining ...