The new Airbus A400M flew its first operational mission on Sunday 29 December 2013, when the French Air Force MSN8 (Manufacturer Serial Number 8) flew to Bamako airport in Mali

On 19 December 2013, six months after the final acceptance of the Italian FREMM frigate Carlo Bergamini, first of class (FOC) in the General Purpose (GP) version, OCCAR delivered to the Italian Navy the ITS (Italian Ship) Virginio Fasan, the first frigate in the anti submarine warfare version, known as FOC ASW.

Six French Hélicoptère d’Appui et de Destruction (HAD-F), the newest TIGER helicopter generation, were delivered to France in 2013. 

On 13 November 2013, the FREMM First of Class General Purpose (FOC GP) frigate Carlo Bergamini joined the logistic support ship Etna, the patrol boat Borsini and the aircraft carrier Cavour in the 30th Italian Naval Group