Toulon,/France 27 November 2025 - Two years and four months
after the delivery of the Logistic Support Ship (LSS) “Jacques Chevallier”,
OCCAR has proudly delivered the second of four French LSS ships the “Jacques
Stosskopf” to the French Navy, Marine Nationale, with the agreement of DGA.
This event took place on board the ship from the Toulon Naval Base in the
presence of the Vice Amiral D´Escadre (VAE) Christophe Cluzel, Commandant la
force d´action navale, Ingenieur general de lármement (DGA - Direction générale
de l'armement) Francois Watteau, the OCCAR-EA Director, Joachim Sucker, Laurent
Castaing, CEO of Chantiers de l'Atlantique, and Stephane Fremont, Directeur des
navires de combat de surface of the NAVAL GROUP and members of Jacques Stosskopf's
family.
In his speech, the OCCAR-EA Director, Joachim Sucker paid tribute to Jacques
Stosskopf, a marine engineer and prominent member of the Resistance during WWII
and war hero who paid with his life to defend its values.
The OCCAR-EA Director also highlighted the strength of the ongoing French-Italian
cooperation. He thanked all stakeholders - Chantiers de l'Atlantique, NAVAL
GROUP, FINCANTIERI, their subcontractors, the Marine Nationale, the French
Navy, DGA - Direction générale de l'armement and the OCCAR LSS teams - for
their extraordinary commitment and for their effectiveness. This has led to the
final success of delivering on due time the second French ship of the LSS Programme
with a very high-quality level.
The LSS Programme is the result of a fruitful cooperation between France and Italy,
led by OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) on behalf of the DGA
- Direction générale de l'armement for the French part, integrating the
development, the production of six ships and their In-Service Support (ISS).
These modern, interoperable double-hull support ships are designed to meet
current environmental regulations and replace the Navy's tanker fleet. Fully
interoperable with its partners, notably NATO, these ships are particularly
versatile and can ensure a large number of missions: providing logistical
support to other ships (transport/delivery of naval and aeronautical fuel,
fresh water, ammunition, food, spare parts) and also ensuring multiple missions
with a high degree of flexibility (command of an international naval force,
supporting the projection from all classes of ships conforming to NATO standards
or even medical support with a hospital).
It also has a latest generation combat system and self-protection effector with
the SIMBAD RC and RapidFire systems allowing the treatment of asymmetric
threats.