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Home» News»French Navy SSN Designates Surface Target to Rafale M via E-2C Hawkeye
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French Navy SSN Designates Surface Target to Rafale M via E-2C Hawkeye

On March 17, a French Navy Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) escorting the French Carrier Strike Group (TF 473) during the Foch mission carried out a "linkex" type exercise with an E-2C Hawkeye AEW aircraft from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

Nathan Gain 24 Mar 2020

Fitted with high-performance sensors, the submarine identified and located a fictitious surface threat. Returning to periscope depth, the submarine then transmitted real-time information via the L11 tactical data link to the Hawkeye aircraft deployed in the area.

The Hawkeye fully played its control role by relaying the target information collected by the submarine to some Rafale M fighters which engaged the target. The E-2C is capable of following more than 1,500 tracks in real time. It can also share this information with assets (aircraft or surface ships) located nearly 200 nautical miles.

French Navy SSN Designates Surface Target Data to Rafale M via E-2C Hawkeye
The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier (r91) with The Perle SSN (S606) during the 2014 Fleet Review. French Navy picture

Over 100 tracks were sent to the E2C-Hawkeye during the exercise. It was flying some 150 nautical miles away from the submarine.

« This formidable aggregation of resources makes the French CSG a powerful and effective tool, a capability multiplier, with an independent situation assessment capability. It is able to deliver a rapid, proportionate and graduated intervention, » the French MoD stated.

The French CSG is currently deployed in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, as part of the “Foch” mission.

Aircraft Carrier E-2C French Navy Rafale M Rubis-class SSN Submarine 2020-03-24
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Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

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