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Home» News»French Navy CSG Ends Indo-Pacific Mission
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle reaching Toulon at the end of its 4-month long Indo-Pacific deployment. French Navy picture.

French Navy CSG Ends Indo-Pacific Mission

The French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort are back in Toulon naval base, following a four month-long mission to the Indo-Pacific region.

Xavier Vavasseur 08 Jul 2019

The 3,000 sailors of the French Carrier Strike Group (CSG) composed of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the Forbin, Latouche-Tréville and Provence frigates, the Marne replenishment oiler and a Rubis-class SSN departed on 5 March for “Mission Clemenceau”.

Air Defense Frigate Forbin provided the AAW cover for the CSG. French Navy picture.

During this deployment, the CSG contributed to the protection of
French interested by joining the international coalition against Daesh in Operation Inherent Resolve. It also showed its know-how in
of naval-air operations by training with many partners in: Australia, Egypt, United States, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore.

According to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, this deployement supported the national strategy in the Indo-Pacific region and contributed to the self-assessment of the situation by France.

French Navy picture.

Key numbers of “Mission Clemenceau”

  • 125 days at sea
  • 2,744 aircraft launched
  • 36,000 nautical miles traveled
  • 29 interactions with 18 different countries
  • 7 foreign combat ships of 6 different nationalities integrated into the CSG
  • Aircraft: Embarked: 18x Rafale, 2x Hawkeye; pre-positioned in Djibouti: 1x Atlantique 2
  • Embedded Helicopters: 2x Caiman Marine, 2x Lynx, 2x Dolphin, 1x Panther
  • 83 replenishments at sea with 19 vessels of 11 nationalities
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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