France Flexes Military Muscle In The Asia-Pacific Region

air-to-sea combat exercise

The French and Indian navies jointly prepared for air-to-sea combat during Exercise Varuna off the coast of Goa, India.

Credit: French Armed Forces Staff
The French and Indian navies recently concluded Exercise Varuna, a high-end naval drill in which France’s Charles De Gaulle carrier strike group operated alongside India’s naval ships and aircraft including the Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patroller and Mikoyan MiG-29K fighter. Varuna is a small...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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