DECRYPTION – France plans to order, in 2023, six new mine hunters, derived from the boats already sold to the Belgian and Dutch navies, to renew its fleet.
France has decided to cooperate with Belgium and the Netherlands within the framework of its Future Sea Mine Countermeasures System (SLAMF) programme. The agreement has just been signed during the Euronaval show (18-21 October). SLAMF provides for the “ dronization » the capabilities of the French Navy. Like all the first rank navy, the “ royal » is preparing to acquire autonomous underwater, aerial and surface vehicle systems, equipped with sensors and armed, implemented in a coordinated manner to detect, recognize the type of mines and neutralize them. This, without endangering divers and even carrier boats, which will no longer be forced to navigate in the heart of the minefield.
The objective of SLAMF is to secure the exits of ballistic missile submarines (SNLE), carrying the oceanic component of deterrence, and the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (and its successor) but also to protect the access to French ports, to support the deployment of a force…
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