The deployment of the French Navy’s multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Bretagne in the Indo-Pacific in recent months demonstrates France’s capability to project power far from the mainland and solidifies its Indo-Pacific strategy.
Operating in the Asia-Pacific region presents a considerable logistical challenge, requiring careful planning, anticipation and rigorous oversight. Having logistical and technical support points is crucial.
For the first time, a French first-rank frigate participated in a multilateral exercise in the South China Sea (Valiant Shield 2024). The exchanges, port calls and joint exercises contribute to mutual understanding and the building of trust, which are essential for solid and lasting cooperation.
Demonstrating action and projection capabilities is part of the French military’s strategic signaling policy aimed at its counterparts in the region. However, the relative discretion of the TANSKORN mission shows that France could benefit from strengthening its strategic communication to better convey and explain the stakes of its deployments.
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- ISBN
- 979-10-373-0900-6
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- 9
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- Ifri Memos, Ifri, September 2, 2024
Table of Contents
- The deployment of the French Navys 1
- Operating in the Asia-Pacific region 1
- For the first time a French first-rank 1
- Demonstrating action and projection 1
- Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission Bretagne Bretagne 2
- Bretagne 2
- Enhancing Frances operational capabilities in the Indo-Pacific 2
- Vendémiaire Floréal Bretagne Charles de Gaulle Emeraude Lorraine 2
- Understanding a distant and complex environment 3
- France also seeks to reduce the risks of 3
- Building interoperability with Frances partners in the region 5
- Bretagne 5
- Bretagne Theodore Roosevelt Montréal 6
- Bretagne Blue Ridge 6
- Bretagne Bretagne 7
- Bretagne 7
- Bretagne Cavour 7
- Strategic signaling and strategic communication 7
- It was the first time that a French first-rate frigate 7
- South China Sea 7
- Conclusion 8
- Bretagne 8
