NATO Ally France joins Neptune Strike 2024

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April 25, 2024 | 4:16

SYNOPSIS
The French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle left its home port of Toulon on 24 April to venture in the Mediterranean Sea in preparation for NATO’s multi-domain enhanced Vigilance Activity called “Neptune Strike 2024”. On 25 April, the aircraft carrier demonstrated its ability to have jets, AEW&C aircraft and helicopters take off from and land on its flight deck.

Neptune Strike aims to demonstrate the Alliance’s ability to integrate joint high-end multinational maritime strike capabilities in support of the Alliance’s defence. During the activity, and for the first time, the French Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is under the command of STRIKFORNATO (Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO), showing the Alliance’s strength and unity.

Neptune Strike 2024 runs from 26 April to 10 May across the Mediterranean Sea.

Footage includes shots of the carrier at sea, as well as Rafale M fighters, an E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft and a Dauphin helicopter taking off from and landing on the carrier. Footage also includes an interview with the Commander of the 11th “Flotille” from the French Navy aboard the Charles de Gaulle.

TRANSCRIPT
—SHOTLIST—
(00:00) VARIOUS SHOTS – CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRCRAFT CARRIER’S FLIGHT DECK

(00:20) WIDE SHOT – A HORIZON-CLASS AIR DEFENCE FRIGATE, PART OF THE SUPPORT VESSELS SAILING ALONGSIDE THE CHARLES DE GAULLE

(00:32) VARIOUS SHOTS – A DAUPHIN HELICOPTER PREPARING FOR TAKE-OFF ON THE CHARLES DE GAULLE’S FLIGHT DECK

(00:43) VARIOUS SHOTS – A DAUPHIN HELICOPTER TAKING OFF AND FLYING AWAY

(00:52) VARIOUS SHOTS – CHARLES DE GAULLE’S FLIGHT DECK OPERATORS PREPARING FOR TAKE-OFFS

(01:08) WIDE SHOT – AN E-2C HAWKEYE AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING & CONTROL AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF FROM CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE’S FLIGHT DECK

(01:19) VARIOUS SHOTS – RAFALE M FIGHTERS TAKING OFF FROM CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE’S FLIGHT DECK

(01:34) WIDE SHOT – A FLIGHT DECK OPERATOR WALKING ON CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE’S FLIGHT DECK ALONGSIDE A STEAMING AIRCRAFT CATAPULT

(01:39) VARIOUS SHOTS – RAFALE M FIGHTERS LANDING ON CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE’S FLIGHT DECK

(02:22) VARIOUS SHOTS – AN E-2C HAWKEYE AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING & CONTROL AIRCRAFT LANDING ON CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE’S FLIGHT DECK

(03:06) VARIOUS SHOTS – CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE’S FLIGHT DECK, VIEWED FROM THE COMMAND CENTRE

(03:27) MEDIUM SHOT – SAILORS INSIDE THE CARRIER’S COMMAND CENTRE

(03:35) SOUNDBITE (IN FRENCH) - Commandant Emmanuel “Thermo”, Commander, 11th Flotille, French Navy
“You are currently on board the French Navy’s flagship, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.”

(03:40) SOUNDBITE (IN FRENCH) - Commandant Emmanuel “Thermo”, Commander, 11th Flotille, French Navy
“With 18 fighter jets on board it can be used to generate physical and strategic communications effects.

(03:51) SOUNDBITE (IN FRENCH) - Commandant Emmanuel “Thermo”, Commander, 11th Flotille, French Navy
“NATO is really our shared grammar. It’s the only way we have of working together, of understanding each other. The 11F is also a member unit of the NATO Tiger Association. So we regularly take part in NATO Tiger meets, where different NATO fighter squadrons all train together to conduct high-intensity training missions.”

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