the carrier its cavor uss harry s truman and charles de gaulle will conduct joint exercises
the french navy aircraft carrier charles de gaulle and its strike group will set sails in early
february for the mission clemenceau 22 deployment the french carrier strike group will conduct
tri-carrier operations with the italian navy's kvor carrier strike group in the u.s navy's truman
carrier strike group during a press briefing held today at the french ministry of armed forces
rear admiral boydevezzi explained that mission clemenceau 22 will focus on the mediterranean
region but some of the assets a frigate and some fighters will also deploy in the black sea
the french carrier strike group will initially train with the italian navy
and aircraft carrier its kvor and its f-35b in the eastern mediterranean the two carriers will
meet with the uss harry s truman and conduct rare tri-carrier operations the french carrier strike
group will conduct additional activities with the american carrier strike group
on the way back the french carrier strike group will sail in the adriatic sea
a french navy spokesman told naval news that it is the first time that a french carrier
strike group will interact with a u.s navy carrier strike group following the recent
signature by the two navies of the strategic interoperability framework according to our
french navy source the carrier operations between the french and americans will take
place in the eastern mediterranean in february march and we'll see the following take place
combined sea control combined power projection c4i command control communications computers
and intelligence data sharing all this is in line with the strategic interoperability framework
naval news was explained that a particular focus will be placed on the data and information
sharing because the us navy uses some very stringent encryption systems and both navies
will make sure that such encrypted data can be read and accessed by the french
in addition the maneuvers should see the launch and recovery of french navy aircraft aboard uss
harry s truman in the launch and recovery of u.s navy aircraft aboard charles de gaulle
in particular e2d advanced hawkeye aircraft will trap and be launched for the first time
from the french navy aircraft carrier and will be tested with the french carrier strike group
for the record the french ministry of armed forces announced one year ago that it had
approved the acquisition of 3e2d advanced hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft
the contract was officially awarded in december 2021 e2ds from the seahawks of airborne command
and control squadron 126 are currently deployed aboard the truman contacted by naval news for
comments a u.s navy 6th fleet spokesperson said due to the u.s navy's operational security policy
we do not comment on future operations deployments are dynamic in nature but u.s
naval forces routinely operate with allies and partners in accordance with international law
supporting maritime security across the u.s 6th fleet area of operations
the truman carrier strike group departed naval station norfolk virginia and mayport florida
for a regularly scheduled deployment december 1st 2021 elements of the strike group include
the staff of carrier strike group 8 flagship uss harry s truman commanded by captain gavin
duff the nine squadrons of carrier air wing one commanded by captain patrick horrigan the staff
and guided missile destroyers of destroyer squadron 28 commanded by captain todd zenner
which include uss bainbridge uss cole uss gravely and uss jason dunham the
royal norwegian navy's fritjof nansen class frigate hnoms frichoff nansen deployed as
part of the cooperative deployment program and the ticonderoga class cruiser uss san jacinto
clemenceau 22 will mark the 14th operational deployment of the french carrier strike group
during the briefing the spokesman of the french ministry of armed forces arva grangine
said this deployment is a symbol of political and military power
we are sending a strong message to our partners and competitors the possession
of an aircraft carrier with nuclear deterrence is one of the attributes that allows france to
hold its military rank its rank of permanent member of the united nations security council
i also remind you that the aircraft carrier has the nuclear naval aviation force aboard and that
it is one of the components of the french nuclear deterrent in addition the aircraft carrier and its
carrier strike group are nato response force certified and thus the aircraft carrier and
its command staff are a key asset of the atlantic alliance french carrier strike group composition
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier charles de gaulle horizon type air defense destroyer forbidden
air defense frem frigate alsace fremm frigate normandy durant's class replenishment euler marn
a 630 arubis class ssn this mission will mark the first operational deployment for
the latest frigate to be commissioned with the french navy air defense fremm alsace
all rafale m fighters in the air wing between 20 and 24 aircraft are in the latest standard
known as f3r a first for the french carrier strike group several allied units will be
part of the french carrier strike group u.s navy arleigh burke class destroyer uss ross
spanish navy alvaro de bazin-class frigate juan de bourbon a yet to be named hellenic
navy frigate a yet to be named hellenic navy submarine and nh90 nfh of the belgian navy
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