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French Navy's "Forbin" & "HMS Diamond" Air Defence Destroyers conduct joint training.
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| French Navy's "Forbin" & "HMS Diamond" Air Warfare Destroyers conduct joint training | |||
The
Marine Nationale's Forbin Air Defence Destroyer (Horizon class)
met her Royal Navy counterpart HMS
Diamond (Type 45) in the Mediterranean at the end of June.
Off the coast of Spain, the two Destroyers carried out various operational
maneuver. The two vessels first simulated fire engagements in the field of anti-surface warfare with the support of Lynx helicopters of both nations. Then together, they jointly trained to repel air attacks by Rafale and Super Etendard fighters from the French carrier battle group. |
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 French Navy's Forbin and Royal Navy's HMS Diamond conduct joint maneuvers off the coast of Spain (Picture: French Navy) |
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Horizon
and Type
45 class destroyers share many similarities. In addition to
their strong resemblance, the main anti-aircraft missile system comes
from the same tri-national program: The Principal Anti Air Missile System
(PAAMS). |