02-Mar-26 - A French Air and Space Force H225M Caracal from BA 367 conducted touch-and-go deck landing training aboard the Floréal-class frigate Ventôse, strengthening Caribbean maritime interoperability. #Caribbean
03-Feb-26 - The French Navy, which ordered 34 Airbus Aliaca fixed-wing drones in 2022 will receive a new SMDM ( Onboard Mini Aerial Drone Systems for the Navy ) variant in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) configuration #Aliaca
15-Jan-26 - The French Navy will operate the Airbus VSR700 uncrewed aerial system from 2028, based on the Cabri G2 helicopter, to extend maritime surveillance and intelligence capabilities. #drones
17-Jun-25 - During the Paris Air Show 2025, the French Defense Minister signed a framework agreement for the future acquisition of the Airbus/Guimbal VSR700 drone helicopter under the SDAM (uncrewed aerial systems for the Navy) programme #drones
05-Sep-24 - Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drone received the first ever Design Verification Report (DVR) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for a Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System (RWUAS) #drones
12-Aug-24 - The French Navy’s Flottille 36F squadron operated the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter drone to secure the waters around Marseille during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games #Paris2024
21-Jun-24 - Austrian drone manufacturer Schiebel is establishing Schiebel Aéronaval SAS in Toulon, France, to support the S-100 Camcopter drones of the French Navy and to became the production and payload integration site for the new S-300 #drones
21-Jun-24 - The multinational exercise Valiant Shield 2024 marks the first test of the initial Joint Fires Network prototype developed by Lockheed Martin to integrate digital command and control (C2) capabilities #C2
31-Oct-23 - Airbus and Naval Group tested the SDAM demonstrator (Système de Drone Aérien Marine/ Naval Aerial Drone System) based on the Guimbal/Airbus VSR700 unmanned helicopter on board the French Navy frigate Provence #drones
26-Jul-23 - French Navy’s 32F Squadron, based at Cherbourg and equipped with the “interim helicopter” Airbus H160, completed its first search and rescue (SAR) mission on Sunday, July 23 #H160
15-May-23 - Airbus and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) tested the unmanned aerial system (UAS) VSR700 for the first time in an operational configuration from a ship at sea #VSR700
10-Apr-23 - The French Navy leased interim helicopter Airbus H160 FI ( flotte intérimaire ) continues evaluations before being declared operational with the Flotille 32F #H160
