Shortly after yesterday's 12, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with 2000 on board sailors (including 240 women) left the port of Toulon. Three hours later she was reunited with the class frigate Horizon "Chevalier Paul" and the Belgian missile class frigate Karel Doorman, "Leopold I".
Within the next 48 hours, the class anti-submarine frigate will join Georges Leygues "La Motte-Piquet" usually held in Brest, the supplier "Marne" and the leader of the class Aquitaine (for the latter it will be the first mission in a Battle Group).
By Sunday, the English class destroyer will join Daring "HMS Defender" and an Australian frigate. There Charles de Gaulle 26 houses Flurry in ground attack configuration. The ship was equipped with 125 / 250 and 1000 kg precision bombs. The first raids will be conducted with a mixed weaponry that will also include the 'Scalp' cruise missile, capable of destroying an 500 km distance target. Probably the strategic version of the system, the EG, particularly suitable for destroying command posts and fortified structures. THE Flurry will join the Mirage2000D e 2000N already deployed in Jordan. In the United Arab Emirates there are six more Flurry.
On board the De Gaulle also seven helicopters for the extraction of possible crews crashed into hostile territory. The nuclear aircraft carrier can travel up to 1000 km per day. He will be in launch position by next Wednesday.
As we had announced yesterday, a nuclear-powered French submarine (part of the Da Battaglia Group of De Gaulle) is already in an attack position in the Mediterranean Sea. It will be the last carrier to rejoin the surface ships.
