A French spy ship on a trip in the Black Sea. He is not the only one !
(BRUSSELS2) The Dupuy de lôme (A-759), ship based in Brest crossed the Bosphorus Strait tells us the Turkish blog Bosphorus Naval News. Its specialty: electromagnetic research, in other words the interception of any type of communication that passes through the airwaves (radio, satellite, telephone, etc.). Equipped with an ARBR21 detector, the Dupuy-de-Lôme is operated by the DRM, the Military Intelligence Directorate. And most of its crew is made up of communications specialists and analysts.
It is not the only French ship in the sector, according to the Turkish blog. The support building Alizé (A-145) crossed the Turkish straits at the end of March 2014. His specialty: being a diving support, often used by the DGSE, the French foreign intelligence service. On April 14, it could be the turn of the destroyer FS Dupleix (D-641) to make a short visit to the Black Sea. As for the supply ship FS Var (A-608), he made a stopover in Marmaris, on the other side, in the Aegean Sea, for a 3 day port visit.
On the American side, the destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) entered the Black Sea, as confirmed by a Pentagon spokesperson. Objective : " reassure NATO allies and Black Sea partners of America's commitment to strengthening and improving interoperability while working toward common goals in the region “, says Colonel Steven Warren. " It demonstrates our commitment to our allies...to improve security, availability and capabilities. ", he added. This Arleigh Burke-class destroyer had left its permanent base in Norfolk (Virginia) at the end of January to be based at Rota in Spain. to improve security in the European region”.
(Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)
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