Armée de l'air et de l'espace
The French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It plays a crucial role in France's space defense strategy, focusing on space surveillance, security, and cooperation. The force conducts military space operations to protect national space capabilities, provides space support to operations, and enhances space situational awareness. Key activities include exercises like AsterX, and programs like Toutatis and Yoda.
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PROVIDENCE will provide detailed images of satellites in low Earth orbit for the French Air and Space Force.
PROVIDENCE will support space surveillance for the French Air and Space Force and civil research, including observations of asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029.
ONERA selected Belgium’s AMOS to build PROVIDENCE, a 2.5-metre ground-based telescope for the French Air and Space Force.
Sophie Adenot is a French Air Force pilot and a colonel in the French Air and Space Force.
The H225M helicopters purchased under the order will be operated by the French Air and Space Force.