French Navy Tests FPV UAV for Self-Defense of Surface Ships

During the Dragon Fury 2025 exercise, French naval forces conducted an experiment in which they verified the possibility of destroying marine drones using FPV drones. According to analysts Defense Express, such tactics refer to the experience of Russian soldiers who had already tried to use such techniques in actual combat. As part of the exercise, the launch and management of the FPV drone was carried out from a mission of a universal landing v…

In a recent interview published by Marine & Océans, the commander of crew A of the multi-mission frigate [FREMM] Provence, Captain Pascal Forissier, estimated that naval combat would be “turned upside down” by the widespread use of drones, which would be even more formidable when they “act in swarms, in a... This article The French Navy is testing the concept of defensive remote-controlled munitions for the protection of its ships appeared first…

French Navy tests FPV UAV for self-defense of surface ships

The French Navy tested first person view unmanned aerial vehicles (FPV UAV) as a way to reinforce the self-defence of surface vessels.