The mass media explain the launch of these boats by the aggravation of the situation in Europe due to the invasion Russia to Ukraine.
Three out of four submarines armed with ballistic missiles patrolled the coast of France. This happened for the first time in 30 years, writes the French edition of The War Zone.
The Telegramme newspaper reported that two submarines left their base on the Ile Longue peninsula and joined the third Triomphant-class vessel, which patrolled the waters of the Atlantic . The mass media explain the release of these boats into the sea by the aggravation of the situation in Europe due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
It is worth noting that the French Navy has not yet confirmed or denied this information.
It is known that the submarines Le Triomphant, Le Téméraire, Le Vigilant and Le Terrible entered service with France between 1997 and 2010 and can carry 16 of the new M51 ballistic missiles. The flight range of these missiles is more than 6 thousand miles.
