French Warships Demonstrate Cooperative Engagement Datalink


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On September 18, French warships Forbin (D620) and Languedoc (D653) conducted a cooperative intercept of an airborne target. Connected by datalink, FS Forbin successfully guided an Aster 30 surface-to-air missile using data shared by Languedoc. According to the French Navy, the test marks the first demonstration of the service’s cooperative engagement architecture. 

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Masao Dahlgren, "French Warships Demonstrate Cooperative Engagement Datalink," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 30, 2019, last modified September 30, 2019, https://missilethreat.csis.org/french-warships-demonstrate-cooperative-engagement-datalink/.