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Bamako/Senou (GABS) Modibo Keïta |
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RWY 06/24 POS 12°32'16"N 007°56'35"W ELEV 1247 ft | ||||||
| Operation | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
Force Barkhane |
Force Barkhane | NH90-TTH |  |
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Dakar/Yoff (Senegal) (GOOY) DA160 (Ouakam) |
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RWY 03/21, 18/36 POS 14°44'23"N 017°29'25"W ELEV 85 ft | ||||||
| Operation | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| Force Barkhane |
DetALAT Cape Vert | SA330B | DAx/DBx/DCx/DDx | |
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Dax/Seyresse (LFBY) |
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RWY 08/26, HEL POS 43°41'21"N 001°04'08"W ELEV 108 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| 6 RHC (6 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat)  |
HeliDax | EC120B | F-HB.. | |
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| HeliDax is a privately-owned company who provides civilian registrated helicopters for ALAT training purposes. Base Ecole 6 RHC takes care of the initial pilot training. This unit reports to État-Major EAALAT at Le Cannet-des-Maures. | ||||||
The first flight of the SA330B transport helicopter was performed in 1969. Years later, the Puma is now slowly being replaced.
(St Cyr l'Ecole, July 2021, Frank Noort)
Helidax is a civilian company which provides elementary helicopter training at Dax, They report to 6RHC
(Paris, July 2023, Christiaan Sap)
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Djibouti/Ambouli (Djibouti) (HDAM) |
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| Operation | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| Force Barkhane |
DetALAT Djibouti | SA330B | DAx/DCx |  |
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Douala/Aeroport (Cameroon) (FKKD) Base Aérienne 201 |
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RWY 12/30 POS 04°00'42"N 009°42'30"E ELEV 33 ft | ||||||
| Operation | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| Force Barkhane |
DetALAT Cameroun | SA330B AS532UL |
DAx/DBx/DCx/DDx CGx |
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Etain/Rouvres (LFQE) |
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RWY 01/19 POS 49°13'37"N 005°40'20"E ELEV 770 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| 3 RHC (3 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat)  |
EHRA1 | SA342M | GAx/GBx/GCx |  |
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| EHRA2 | SA342M | GAx/GBx/GCx |  |
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| EHRA3 | SA342M | GAx/GBx/GCx |  |
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| EHMA1 | SA330B NH90-TTH |
DAx/DBx/DCx/DDx EAx/EBx/ECx |
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| EHMA2 | NH90-TTH | EAx/EBx/ECx |  |
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| EHMA3 | SA330B | DAx/DBx/DCx/DDx | |
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Le Luc/Le Cannet (LFMC) Le Cannet-des-Maures |
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RWY 27/09, 31/13 POS 43°23'04"N 006°23'21"E ELEV 265 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| 2 RHC (2 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat)  |
SA342M AS555UN NH90 EC665 |
GAx/GBx/GJx/GKx/GMx/GNx AYx EAx/EBx/ECx BHx/BIx/BJx/BKx |
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| Base école 2e RHC is for specialisation training. This unit reports to État-Major EALAT at Le Cannet-des-Maures. | ||||||
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Libreville/Leon M'Ba (Gabon) (FOOL) Base Aérienne 01 |
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RWY 16/34 POS 00°27'30"N 009°24'44"E ELEV 39 ft | ||||||
| Operation | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| Force Barkhane |
DetALAT Gabon | SA330B AS532UL |
DAx/DBx/DCx/DDx CGx |
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The PC-6 aircraft are based at Montauban.
(Christiaan Sap)
Chartres was used in 2022 and 2023 as the place where the ALAT would gather for the Bastille Day on the 14th of July. This was in 2022
(Chartres, July 2022, Christiaan Sap)
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Montauban (LFDB) |
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RWY 14/32 POS 44°01'35"N 001°22'39"E ELEV 351 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| ETCM (Escadrille de Transport et de Convoyage de Matérial)  |
PC6/B2-H2 | MCA-MCE |  |
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N'Djamena/Hassan Djamous (Chad) (FTTJ) |
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RWY 05/23 POS 12°07'30"N 015°01'29"E ELEV 968 ft | ||||||
| Operation | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| Force Barkhane |
DetALAT Tchad | SA330B | DAx/DBx/DCx/DDX |  |
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Despite the more and more countries are not happy with the NH90-TTH, at the ALAT it is still going strong.
(Chartres, July 2023, Stephan van den Krommenacker)
Another "problem child" is the EC665 Tigre, here showing it presence for the Défilé on the 14th of July
(Chartres, July 2023, Stephan van den Krommenacker)
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Pau/Pyrénées (LFBP) |
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RWY 31/13 POS 43°22'60"N 000°25'11"W ELEV 617 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| 5 RHC (5 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat)  |
EHRA1 | SA342M | GAx/GBx/GCx/GMx | |
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| EHAP1 | EC665 | BHx |  |
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| EHAP2 | EC665 | BHx | |
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| EHM1 | SA330B NH90-TTH |
DAx/DBx/DCx/DDx EAx/EBx/ECx |
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| EHM2 | SA330B NH90-TTH |
DAx/DBx/DCx/DDx EAx/EBx/ECx |
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| EHM3 | AS532UL | CGx |  |
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| 4 RHFS (4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales)  |
EOS1 | AS532UL | CGx |  |
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| EOS2 | SA342L1 SA342M |
GEx GAx/GBx/GCx |
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| EOS3 | EC725AP | CAx |  |
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| EOS4 | SA330Ba | DBx/DCx/DDx |  |
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Groupe Interarmées d'Hélicoptèrs  |
EOS5 | SA330Ba | DBx/DCx/DDx |  |
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| 4 RHFS (4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales) |
EOS6 | EC665 | BHx |  |
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| EOS3 has a detachment at Cazaux. EOS4 and EOS5 are located at Villacoublay as part of the GIH ( Groupement Interarmées d'Hélicoptères ), a joint forces helicopter unit in support of the anti-terrorist team of the Gendarmerie. | ||||||
Not the most numerous helicopter used by the ALAT. There are only 17 of these AS555UN training helicopers based with 2RHC at Cannet des Maures
(Philippe Devos)
The ALAT uses three different "Puma" versions : The AS330 Puma, the AS52 Cougar as can be seen here and the lasted variant, the EC725 Caracal
(St Cyr l'Ecole, July 2021, Frank Noort)
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Phalsbourg/Bourscheid (LFQP) |
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RWY 24/06 POS 48°45'47"N 007°12'01"E ELEV 1014 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| 1 RHC (1 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat)  |
EHA1 | EC665 Tigre HAD | BJ. |  |
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| EHAP1 | SA342L1 | GE. |  |
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| EHAP2 | SA342L1 | GE. |  |
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| EHM1 | NH90-TTH | EAx/EBx/ECx |  |
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| EHM2 | NH90-TTH | EAx/EBx/ECx |  |
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| EHM4 | AS532UL | CGx | |
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Rennes/Saint Jacques (LFRN) |
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RWY 10/28, 14/32 POS 48°04'10"N 001°44'05"W ELEV 124 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | |||
EAAT (Escadrille d'Avions de l'Armée de Terre) |
TBM-700A TBM-700B |
ABx ABx |
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One version of the Gazelle helicopter is still in use with the ALAT but it is slowly being replaced or phased out.
(St Cyr l'Ecole, July 2021, Frank Noort)
The ALAT operates mainly helicopters but there are exceptions like the TBM-700 fleet which is based at Rennes
(Christiaan Sap)
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Valence/Chabeuil (LFLU) |
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RWY 01/19, 01/19 (2x grass) POS 44°55'16"N 004°58'05"E ELEV 531 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Escadrille | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | ||
| GAMSTAT (Groupe Aéromobilité de la Section Technique de l'Armée de Terre)  |
Various | Various | |
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Villacoublay/Vélizy (LFPV) BA107 |
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RWY 09/27 POS 48°46'28"N 002°12'06"E ELEV 584 ft | ||||||
| Regiment | Aircraft Type(s) | Tail Code | Badge | |||
| Groupe Interarmées d'Hélicoptèrs |
SA330Ba SA342M |
GNx | |
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| EOS4 | SA330Ba | DBx/DCx/DDx | |
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| EOS5 | SA330Ba | DBx/DCx/DDx | |
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| EOS4 and EOS5 are located at Villacoublay as part of the GIH ( Groupement Interarmées d'Hélicoptères ), a joint forces helicopter unit in support of the anti-terrorist team of the Gendarmerie. | ||||||
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