Joint exercises with French aircraft carrier and Greek units

January 15, 2015
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

An aeronautical exercise with the French aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" will take place next week, on 22 and 23 January, with the Hellenic Air Force and the Navy, thus proving in practice, that despite elections the Armed Forces continue to work (and train) at the usual pace.

After the recent decision of President Francois Hollande, to send the French aircraft carrier to the Middle East region to bomb fanatical jihadists, through the Greek seas and as long as it is located within the Athens FIR, will "warm up" with joint exercises with units of the Greek Fleet and 4-5 squadrons of the Air Force, of which - of course - two of them will be 331 and 332 Squadrons of 114 All Weather Combat Wing based at Tanagra, which operate the French-made Mirage 2000-5 and Mirage-2000BMG fighter jets respectively.

As is known the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" includes squadrons of the maritime version of the modern French fighter Rafale-M (marine), Hawkeye AWACS and other aircraft.