"Copy in China"?French fighter planes have come here

Multiple French military planes arrived at the South Pacific overseas territory, and French media claimed that in order to deal with China's influence in the region.

The French military was not idle while sending fighters in Germany to the Asia -Pacific region to participate in multiple military exercises. According to the official website of the French Ministry of Defense on the 16th, the French army recently implemented military tasks code -named "Henry Brown", 3 "gusts" fighters, 2 A330MRTT multi -purpose tankers and 2 A400M military transport aircraft from France on the 10th from France on the 10th Take off the native and arrived in the South Pacific Overseas New Caeradonia on the 12th. Since then, French military aircraft will go to Australia to participate in multi -nation joint exercises code -named "Pitch Black".

According to the French Ministry of Defense, the "Henry Brown" mission is a "real feat" of the French armed forces and an action deployment that helps to realize the strategic functions of "perception/prediction" and "intervention". The French Ministry of Defense also emphasized that "this rapid deployment affirmed the ability of France to send itself to the world in a short time, using its resources and pre -deployed networks, allies, and partners to carry out combat operations at the highest level." Essence

The French "New Factory" magazine reported that the "gust" aircraft broke the longest distance (2000 kilometers) record of the previous task. The second mission of these military planes to the Pacific region was to participate in the "Pitch Black" international exercise organized by the Royal Australian Air Force from August 19th to September 8th. The exercise also participated in 17 countries such as the United States and Germany in order to train the initial response of the aircraft personnel in the hostile environment and strengthen military cooperation between partnerships and allies. The third stage of the mission is the action code "Tianma 2022" from September 11. At that time, a French mixed force will depart from Darwin, Australia to return to France after staying in Indonesia and Singapore, perform air diplomatic missions, promote the professional knowledge of the French army, and cooperate with the local air force.

"Ge Wind" fighter map source: Visual China

The "New Factory" magazine pointed out that it is clear that the first stage of military tasks of the French army in New Caurdonia are in response to China's influence in the region. The tension of the Taiwan Strait allows France and Germany to determine to maintain the military existence of the two countries in the Indo -Pacific region. Major General Groin, France, said that participating in high -level international cooperation can strengthen the connection between France and allies around the world. German Defense Minister Langbrecht also acknowledged that "this shows that we are also concerned about security outside Europe."

Global Times-Global Network Zhao Fengying

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