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French Navy Cassard class Anti Aircraft Frigate Jean Bart deployed to provide air control over Iraq.
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Forces News - France |
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French
Navy Cassard class Anti Aircraft Frigate Jean Bart deployed
to provide air control over Iraq |
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The
French Navy announced yesterday that the Cassard
class Anti-Aircraft Frigate Jean Bart (D615) set sail
from Toulon naval base for a deployement in the Persian Gulf. The Frigate
will provide air control for coalition aircraft conduction missions
over Iraq against ISIL. |
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 The French Navy Cassard class Anti-Aircraft Frigate Jean Bart (D615) set sail from Toulon naval base Thanks to her new Thales Smart-S Mk2 radar, she will provide air control for coalition aircraft conducting missions over Iraq. Picture: French Navy |
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From
February to May 2014, the Jean Bart was already been deployed
in the Indian Ocean as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which
aims to fight against terrorism and illegal trafficking in the Indian
Ocean area. On this occasion, the Jean Bart was attached for
about ten days to the US Navy Carrier Battle Group (CVBG) formed around
aircraft carrier USS Bush. For this specific deployement, the anti-aircraft frigate Jean Bart and her crew of about 250 sailors will join a French force consisting of 9 Rafale jets, a C135-FR tanker aircraft and an Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft as part of Operation Chammal. To learn more: Cassard class Anti-Aircraft Frigate technical datasheet |