Tag: French Navy

STRATEGIC AGREEMENT OF SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT S.A. WITH THE FRENCH NAVY

Sourced : Systems Sunlight & Wikipedia After the successful participation of SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT in the international tender launched by DCNS, France, the company was awarded the contract for the design, construction and delivery of submarine batteries for the new category of BARRACUDA-class (or SUFFREN-class) nuclear powered attack submarines of the French Navy. After the prototype… Continue reading STRATEGIC AGREEMENT OF SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT S.A. WITH THE FRENCH NAVY

RAFALES M SUCCESSFULLY ASSESS THE RBE2 “AESA” RADAR CAPABILITIES IN COMBAT OPERATIONS

070723-N-6524M-004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 23, 2007) - A French Rafale M combat aircraft performs a catapult-assisted launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The Rafale is the first French aircraft to both launch and recover on an American carrier. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are currently underway on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Morris (RELEASED)

From February to April 2015, French Navy’s Rafale M F3 omnirole combat aircraft, equipped with the brand-new RBE2 Active Electronically-Scanned Array (AESA) radar and assigned to the 11th Fleet Air Squadron (Flotille 11F), operated in the Arabian Gulf from the Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Tasked for Close Air Support (CAS) missions and Intelligence,… Continue reading RAFALES M SUCCESSFULLY ASSESS THE RBE2 “AESA” RADAR CAPABILITIES IN COMBAT OPERATIONS