Courbet took part in
Opération Baliste. On 3 October 2006, an Israeli
fighter aircraft penetrated her defence perimeter without responding to radio calls, triggering a diplomatic incident. Israel apologised after official protests from the French government. Throughout September the ship was involved in anti-
piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, helping to
recapture a yacht taken by pirates on 2 September. In December 2009
Courbet escorted the French Navy cruiser on her final voyage. This was last trip of the helicopter carrier that served as a floating embassy and symbol of the French Navy for 46 years. ''Jeanne d'Arc
s last voyage in company with Courbet'' included visits to Africa, South America including
Rio de Janeiro to
Buenos Aires, the
French Antilles, the United States including New York City, and Canada. The voyage was completed sometime in May 2010. During the
Libyan Civil War, on 29 April 2011, while on patrol off
Misrata,
Courbet found and engaged four loyalist
RHIB boats laying mines, sinking one of them. In June 2020, while on patrol to counter alleged arms smuggling to Libya, France claimed that Turkish frigates illuminated
Courbet three times with their fire control radar, a claim which was denied by Turkish officials. On her first operational deployment after her mid-life upgrade,
Courbet, operating in the
Gulf of Guinea in conjunction with the
helicopter assault ship , was involved in the seizure of just under 2 tons of drugs in May 2022. In September 2023, while operating in the Mediterranean the frigate experienced a fire on board. Although no one was reported injured and the fire was extinguished, she as compelled to return to Toulon for evaluation and repair. The frigate was reported to have returned to sea in February 2024. ==Upgrade==