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Centre D'expertise Aérienne Militaire
The Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire, or also widely known as CEAM, is the main French aeronautical research and test centre, in south-west France, towards Spain. It is currently located at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base, Aquitaine. History Mont-de-Marsan (''Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan'') was the home of France's first nuclear bombers, the Dassault Mirage IV. CEAM was established as the Centre d'expériences aériennes militaires at Reims in northern France ( Grand Est) on 26 April 1933, then moved to Orléans – Bricy Air Base BA 123 (Centre-Val de Loire) in 1939, and Mont-de-Marsan in 1945. CEAM is translated as the Military Air Experiment Centre. CEAM changed its name to Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire on 1 September 2015. Structure It is situated at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (ICAO: LFBM), directly to the north of Mont-de-Marsan, in Landes, Aquitaine. It is accessed via the D53 road (for Canenx-et-Réaut), off the D834. The north–south A65 autoroute is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-de-Marsan Air Base
Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (French: Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan) (ICAO: LFBM) is a front-line French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) (ALAE) fighter base located approximately 2 km north of Mont-de-Marsan, in the Landes department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The airport is at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,603 metres (11,821 ft) in length. The Air Base is home to two squadrons of Dassault Rafale, the most advanced French fighter aircraft. The base includes Centre d'Essais des Matériels Aéronautiques - CEMA (the French air force military experimentation and trials organisation), an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control training site. The base is named after Colonel Constantin Rozanoff. The airbase was formerly home to France's first operational squadron of nuclear bombers, the Dassault Mirage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
