g4lly Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Roaming with the Roosevelt There’s been much focus on France sending Rafale fighters to the U.S. for the upcoming Red Flag drill, but less attention has been on the French submarine participation during JTFEX 08. France is deploying the nuclear attack submarine SNA L’Amethyste on a two month deployment to the U.S. east coast and Caribbean. It will operate there as part of the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier battle group. The L’Amethyste late last month made a port call at the Fort-de-France, Martinique naval base, in part to assess the facilities ability to support nuclear submarines. It was not the first such visit by an attack submarine, but the first in more than two years. The next port call comes July 16-20 at Norfolk, Va., for final preparations to integrate in the U.S. carrier battle group. The goal is to demonstrate the ability to integrate with allied forces. But JTFEX also provides the submarines an ability to hone their skills in protecting aircraft carriers that currently is lacking in France, with the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in port for a prolonged period for overhaul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titoo Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Un SNA Virginia qui escorterait le CDG en mission, ca vous parait probable ? Nos SNA commencent a tirer un peu la langue, ca permettrait peut etre de les economiser un peu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durandal2 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 j'aime bien la 2eme phrase en gras car dans un précédent message sur les PA Français, je soulignais bien cette lacune, je doutais de notre capacité a bien protéger notre PA comme quoi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusilier Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 j'aime bien la 2eme phrase en gras car dans un précédent message sur les PA Français, je soulignais bien cette lacune, je doutais de notre capacité a bien protéger notre PA comme quoi... Ce n'est pas exactement ce qui est dit.... Je ne vois pas sur quoi tu te fondes pour conclure à : "l'incapacité à bien protèger le PA" Autre chose est, que l'on a bésoin d'un PA pour l'entrainer les SNA à protéger les PA.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durandal2 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Ce n'est pas exactement ce qui est dit.... Ah oui tu as peu être raison 1000 pardons. ;) même si je persiste a douter sur notre capacité a nous protéger et je ne dirais pas pourquoi ici car ca reste un forum publique. mais je vais te le dire en pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 De toutes manières, les Rubis, même au standard Améthyste sont complètement obsolètes de nos jours...Il nous manque six Barracudas et un PA... nucléaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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