PÉGASE 2023

On 25 June, Pégase 2023 was launched by the French Air and Space Force (French: Armée de l’air et de l’espace) from France, with a contingent comprising of ten Dassault Rafale B/Cs, five Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) Phénix and four Airbus A400M Atlas, along with 320 personnel and 55 tons of cargo. […]

Lorraine in Singapore

On 13 May 2023, the soon-to-be-commissioned Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM DA; French: Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) Lorraine berthed at Changi Naval Base as part of a scheduled stop on its four-month long-term deployment (DLD; French: Déploiement de Longue Durée) which began on 8 April. The deployment is designed to test the robustness of its […]

Mission JEANNE D’ARC 2023

The ships of Mission JEANNE D’ARC of the French Navy (French: Marine Nationale) recently docked at Changi Naval Base from 18 to 22 March as one of the port calls of their 5-month long training mission. The port call highlights the strong bilateral relationship between the French and Singapore armed forces, and an opportunity for […]