The first two convoys of infantry fighting vehicles (IPVs) left the military base in Murmelon-le-Grand in eastern France for Romania on Tuesday as part of Operation Aigle, which aims to strengthen NATO’s defenses. eastern flank, informs the France-Presse agency, taken under the control of Agerpres.
Leclerc tanks are also due to arrive in the coming days at the Sincu military base in central Romania to reinforce the French-led mission launched on February 28, 2022 in response to Russian strikes in Ukraine, AFP said.
“France abides by its obligations to NATO and our partners,” said Major General Francois Hogenheim, head of the Continental European Ground Forces Command in Lille.
“There hasn’t been such an important logistical operation in Europe since (Operation) Dague,” was the name given to France’s participation in the international coalition formed after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in the early 1990s, he added.
These exceptional convoys will take 7-8 days to reach Chink
About ten convoys must gradually leave Murmelon to reach Romania, carrying about ten Leclerc tanks as well as about twenty armored vehicles over 2,000 kilometers across Europe.
The French military leadership did not specify their exact number, as well as the exact route.
Due to their size and weight – the Leclerc tank and its armored personnel carrier weigh around 100 tons – these exceptional convoys will take seven to eight days to reach Chink. Also in Romania, the winding roads of the Carpathians await them.
In parallel, special trains with ammunition, food and repair materials will also arrive in Romania. Very complex logistical support is provided by the 516th train regiment from Thule, Mert-et-Moselle department, AFP reports.
In Cinq, the French Army will control the Inter-Army Tactical Group (GTIA), armed with the Lille-based 7th Armored Brigade, which will number 1,000 soldiers by the first quarter of 2023.
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Source: Hot News RO
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