The Aviation Magazine – No. 79 – 2022-07&08

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FRENCH AIR FORCE AT BA 105 EVREUX

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n 10 November 2021, the French Air Force (L’armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) presented an overview of its capabilities and missions to the auditors of the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale (Institute for Higher National Defense Studies, IHEDN) and the Ecole de Guerre (War College, EDG), at the Base Aérienne 105 Evreux Commandant Viot. The various presentations illustrated the capabilities of the French Air Force: a powerful air force, guaranteeing air superiority, while staying ahead and cultivating the moral strength of airmen. Today, the French Air Force is about to take on new challenges: "to see higher, to decide faster, to be stronger".

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The static display presented the following French Air Force aircraft:

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Airbus A330 MRTT Phenix Airbus A400M Atlas LockheedMartin C-130J Hercules Dassault Rafale Pilatus PC21 Beechcraft King Air 350 EuroCopter EC725 Caracal

Close to the aircraft and helicopter, the crews were gathered to answer questions from the participants. On another platform, ground-based units of the


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