NEWS | 27 IMAGES The French Navy’s (French: Marine nationale) Carrier Strike Group (CSG), also referred to as Groupe AéroNaval (GAN), has arrived in Singapore for a stopover as part of Mission CLEMENCEAU 25. The flagship, aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) docked at Changi Naval Base on the morning of March 4, 2025, accompanied by a […]
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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 […]
RASTABAN Manoeuvre 2023
Recently, 3 French Navy Rafale M fighter jets deployed onboard carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R91) conducted their longest power projection exercise from sea. Supported by a French Air and Space Force A330 MRTT Phénix, the fighters flew over 4000km (about 5 hours) from the Indian Ocean to Paya Lebar Airbase Singapore, landing on 17 […]