HMS Defender joins Charles-de-Gaulle
(B2) The British anti-aircraft frigate Hms defender (D-36), joined the Charles-de-Gaulle in the Gulf, announced Wed (December 16) the British Navy.
This Type 45 frigate, commanded by Stephen Higham, left Plymouth on October 19 for a nine-month deployment to the Middle East. She had taken part on November 18 in the Gulf, in a particularly complex training session with 5 Mirage 2000s. She has a Lynx Mark 8 helicopter on board and long-range radars capable of providing " a clear image over an extended area up to over 300 miles “, specifies the Royal Navy.
« This shows once again that Britain and France stand shoulder to shoulder against this brutal terrorist organization. ” underlines the British Minister of Defense Michael Fallon. Whether it be " British tourists on a beach in Tunisia or French citizens in Paris, our two countries have had first-hand experience of the harm Daesh is capable of. And we are united in our determination to destroy them ».
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