Surcouf was unlike any submarine before or since, combining heavy guns, aircraft facilities, and long range patrol capability. Designed to hunt surface ships, it blurred the line between cruiser and ...
France is moving to tie its nuclear deterrent strategy more closely with European allies while keeping full control over any strike decision.
The submarine will undergo further trials before delivery to the French Navy later this year.
The announcement was a significant step in forging a European deterrent as Russia grows more aggressive and the U.S. steps back.
French Navy takes delivery of the 18th and final Atlantique 2 upgraded to Standard 6, completing a modernization meant to keep the MPA in service beyond 2030.
The Swedish military says that a Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö.
French President Emmanuel Macron, the person with the power to unleash France’s nuclear arsenal, will on Monday update French thinking on the potential use of warheads carried on submarines and planes ...
A model of a 09IIIB submarine posted to Chinese social media. It does not appear to be an official model, but much of it correlates with other indicators and may be grossly representative of the real ...
Now expects revenues to grow by up to 5% in 2026 First-quarter operating profit stable at 26 million euros TKMS was spun off from Thyssenkrupp to tap defence boom FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Feb 11 ...
Naval warfare goes a bit clingy as Lockheed Martin unveils its robotic Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), which can hitch a ride on friendly ships or submarines by latching ...
Taiwanese state-owned shipbuilder CSBC Corporation confirmed that the Hai Kun had successfully conducted a shallow-water submerged navigation test, with further tests planned under the supervision of ...
The U.S. military’s largest shipbuilder reported increased production in 2025, but said submarine-building schedules could slip if the Navy doesn’t award new contracts by midyear. “One thing I know ...