Letter of intent signed for second French Navy deep-sea ROV

LD Armateurs and France’s defence procurement agency signed a letter of intent at Euronaval on November 3, 2026, for a second ROV-DeepSea remotely operated vehicle for the French Navy. Developed by LD TravOcean, the system is rated to 6,000 metres and equipped for deep-sea exploration, surveillance and intervention under France’s seabed-control programme. The proposed acquisition follows qualification trials of the first vehicle, which operated at depths of up to 2,500 metres off Toulon in July and exceeded 5,000 metres off Greece in September during tests with the French Navy.