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Avord Air Base, or BA 702, named after Captain Georges Madon, is a base of the French Air Force located near Avord at 47°03′12″N, 2°37′57″E in central France. (ICAO airport code: LFOA). The French Air Force is the air force branch of the French Armed Forces. ...
The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
Airbase 702 hosts about 2500 personnel (French Air Force military and some civilian). Because of its strategic location in the middle of France it is extremely suitable as a multi purpose base. It has a single runway 06/24 with a length of 2505m.
It is the home of the French Boeing E-3F AWACS unit 'Berry' that is located here. Its role is to carry out airborne surveillance, and command, control and communications (C3) functions for both tactical and air defense forces. The French designation is E-3 SDA (Systeme de Detection Aeroporte). Additional units attached: mission support flight, training flight, tech support flight, logistic flight. The E-3 Sentry is a military airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, to the United States, NATO and other air defense forces. ...
US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft is prepared for flight in November 1997 Cockpit of RAF E-3 Sentry undergoing upgrades Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is a radar-based electronic system designed to carry out airborne surveillance, and C3 (command, control and communications) functions for both...
A nuclear weapon depot (DAMS) is locked inside the base perimeter containing FAF's stockpile of nuclear midrange air ground missiles ASMP. The ASMP (Air_Sol Moyenne Portee _ medium_range air to surface missile) is an air_launched nuclear warhead delivery system used by France. ...
Two hardened alert facilities are located on the base. One hosting 4 Mirage 2000N planes normally home based at Istres BA125 and at Luxeuil BA116. The planes are detached here on a rotating cyclus to comply to the nuclear deterrence. The other facility hosts KC135 tankers normally home based at Istres to be used on AWACS and strike missions. The Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000N is a variant of the Mirage 2000 designed for nuclear strike. ...
Other support units: transport flightschool, tech maintenance and conventional weapon depot, firefighting and nuclear decontamination unit. Base defense: air defense sqn equipped with Crotale AD system, base protection sqn. For the French missile system, see Crotale Crotales are percussion instruments consisting of small, tuned metal disks, each about 4 in diameter with a flat top surface and a nipple on the base. ...
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