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Friday, January 09, 2015

French Ministry of Defense orders two PLG Light Patrol Vessels for the Antilles-Guiana area

Light Patrol VesselThe French Procurement Agency (DGA) announced it has awarded a contract to french company SOCARENAM on December 19th for the construction of two Patrouilleurs Légers Guyanais (Light Patrol Vessel for Guiana or PLG) for the Marine Nationale (French Navy).

These ships are dedicated to sovereignty missions and to protect French interests in the Antilles (French West Indies) and Guiana maritime area.

One of the missions for the two PLGs will be securing the waters around the Guiana Space Center where the European Space Agency (ESA), the French space agency CNES (National Centre for Space Studies), and the commercial Arianespace company conduct regular launches from Kourou.

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