thursday 2nd november 2017 1 Contents French Navy Special issue le marin Political context the return of powerful states is also a naval challenge indUStry and ProgramS 2-3 french ShiPyardS naval group prepares the future of armament 14 naval group cherbourg concentrates on the testing of the Suffren 15 15 'By controlling data we will get the best out of the digital revolution' 4 the navy rallies against terrorism 5 the difficult replacement of cold war nuclear submarines cherbourg prepares the contract with Australia 6 in Brest, operations are distributed between deterrence and international scope 16 the third generation nuclear submarine 7 the US navy strengthens its strategy against China with an ageing fleet 8 international fleetS russian naval aviation based on appearances 9 Belharras armed for naval cyberwar 17 gowind corvettes conquer the globe 18 fremm: end of the programme in sight 18 at toulon, the Naval Group site prepares for the 'post-Charles de Gaulle' period 19 Socarenam: from launch to patrol vessel 23 twenty-one transport boats built at the Étaples Socarenam 23 cmn and allais expectations in Cherbourg 24 Kership looking for stability 25 Saint-nazaire: Naval Group participates in the shipyard's capital 26 ocea boosted by the patrol vessel market 27 front page photo : In May, a French nuclearpowered attack submarine goes back to its home port of Toulon. (French Navy) the ollioules site, Naval Group's technological showcase 20 11 the first f21 torpedo delivered in late 2018 to the French Navy Photo on page 28 (fr) : The Chinese frigate xuzhou hull 530. 21 12 eca, a heavyweight in anti-mine combat 22 above: The French navy's naval aviation group, led by the charles de gaulle aircraft carrier, took part in the Chammal operation in Iraq and Syria. china wants to overtake the US Navy in 2030 10 the royal navy tests its largest vessel europeans navies seeking partnerships