France sending largest aircraft carrier to join US-led coalition against ISIS
- 9 years ago
TOULON, FRANCE — France is set to deploy its largest warship to aid in the US-led coalition against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the French president's office said in a statement issued on Thursday after a defense cabinet meeting.
France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle, a 860-foot-long French carrier that can carry up to 40 aircraft and support 100 flights a day. The carrier is usually accompanied by an attack submarine, several frigates, refuelling ships, as well as fighter jets and surveillance aircraft, reported Reuters. The warship has two aircraft strips for taking-off in the front and one for landing in the back, according to Business Insider. The ship will reportedly reduce the time it takes for French jets to carry out airstrikes, reported BBC.
The French is currently using six Mirage jets stationed in Jordan and six Rafale jets in the United Arab Emirates to carry out airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq. France has carried out 271 airstrikes in 1,285 aerial missions in Iraq and two known airstrikes in Syria since September 2014, according to Agence France-Presse.
The warship, the only one of its kind in France's fleet, is usually joined with attack submarine, frigates ships, refueling ships, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft, Reuters reported. It is also the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier outside the United States. This is the second time the ship will be deployed against ISIS, the ship was previously stationed in the Persian Gulf and used as a base for French jets from February to April, BBC reported.
The French have declared the airstrikes as self defense after an IS militant killed 17 people in Paris in the beginning of the year.
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France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle, a 860-foot-long French carrier that can carry up to 40 aircraft and support 100 flights a day. The carrier is usually accompanied by an attack submarine, several frigates, refuelling ships, as well as fighter jets and surveillance aircraft, reported Reuters. The warship has two aircraft strips for taking-off in the front and one for landing in the back, according to Business Insider. The ship will reportedly reduce the time it takes for French jets to carry out airstrikes, reported BBC.
The French is currently using six Mirage jets stationed in Jordan and six Rafale jets in the United Arab Emirates to carry out airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq. France has carried out 271 airstrikes in 1,285 aerial missions in Iraq and two known airstrikes in Syria since September 2014, according to Agence France-Presse.
The warship, the only one of its kind in France's fleet, is usually joined with attack submarine, frigates ships, refueling ships, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft, Reuters reported. It is also the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier outside the United States. This is the second time the ship will be deployed against ISIS, the ship was previously stationed in the Persian Gulf and used as a base for French jets from February to April, BBC reported.
The French have declared the airstrikes as self defense after an IS militant killed 17 people in Paris in the beginning of the year.
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