The Confiance class or Patrouilleurs Antilles Guyane (PAG), previously called "Patrouilleurs légers guyanais" (PLG, "Light Guyane patrol vessel") until January 2019[1] is a type of high sea patrol vessel developed and built by Socarenam based upon plans by Mauric.
[2] They are also designed to assist in policing drug trafficking using two rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) capable of carrying special forces teams.
Order for the third ship came after Hurricane Irma exposed a weakness in French naval capabilities in the Caribbean Sea.
In late 2022, La Résolue deployed to Saint Lucia to assist the French Red Cross in the face of floods that affected the north of the island.
[4] In early 2025, La Confiance, operating 1,300 km (810 mi) off the coast of Martinique, intercepted a vessel carrying nine tons of cocaine.