Emmanuel Macron speaks for air base 116 of Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur
The Head of State began to express themselves on the air base 116 of Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur, in Haute-Saône, near Luxeuil-les-Bains, at the heart of the French system of “Heaven police”in particular in the context of NATO, and which also contributed to nuclear deterrence.
“The Air and Space Army will benefit from more Rafale orders”notably announced Emmanuel Macron. “Not only the Luxeuil base [va] stay (…)but she will benefit from massive investments to welcome the next two Rafale squadrons [une quarantaine d’appareils]to reach nearly 2,000 soldiers and civilians by 2030 ”he continued.
“It is here that today mirage have gone to Ukraine and that Ukrainian pilots are formed”he praised in particular, adding: “We will continue to support Ukraine in the face of the war of assault. »»
The French army is “The most effective of our continentadded the president. Our country and our continent will have to continue, and take on, prepare, if we want to avoid war. This is the choice we made and that we continue to make. »»
This base “Plays a key role in air security, both on the national territory and in the airspace of the Allies, in particular on the eastern flank of the Alliance”explained the presidency, before this speech. With a squadron equipped with 26 Mirage 2000-5 hunting planes, it contributes to the “Permanent security posture”that is to say to the “Heaven police” On a daily basis in French airspace, but also to national, multilateral or NATO missions, especially above Baltic states, she detailed to journalists.
Emmanuel Macron announced in early March that he had “Decided to open the strategic debate on protection by our deterrence of our allies from the European continent”in response to a “Historical call” In this sense of the future German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz.
After visiting the Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur base, the president must go to Berlin on Tuesday afternoon to meet the outgoing chancellor, Olaf Scholz, then Friedrich Merz.
Source: Lemonde