L’aeronautica francese ha praticato l’atterraggio sulle passerelle di ghiaccio in Groenlandia. L’equipaggio di un Airbus A400m è atterrato la scorsa settimana alla stazione Nord in Groenlandia dopo una preparazione completa. Lo scopo era di certificare il tipo di aeromobile per l’atterraggio sulle passerelle di ghiaccio.
https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2025/det-franske-flyvevaben-har-tranet-landing-pa-isbaner-i-gronland/
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Make French base in Greenland
Great. Ready for potential Chinese and Russian incursion. The Artic will be a massive part of the next generation politics and also the Pacific.
Russia hosts annual artic drills as well.
Greenland and Iceland’s value to the west will be indispensable. Russians are already trying stuff in Svalbard.
To think this is because of Trump is silly, the article clearly states that the plane needs practice landing on artic conditions.
Translation :
The French Air Force has practiced landing on ice runways in Greenland
The crew of an Airbus A400M landed last week at Station Nord in Greenland after thorough preparation. The purpose was to certify the aircraft type for landing on ice runways.
March 13, 2025 – 8:25 AM
By the Defense Command
The Danish Air Force has extensive experience in landing and taking off from the most inaccessible places with their C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. The French Air Force (SIRPAAE) also has experience operating in impassable terrain with their equivalent aircraft, the Airbus A400M – although not on runways built of prepared ice and snow, which can be found on several of the runways the Danish Air Force uses in Greenland.
To train in this discipline, a crew from the French test center Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire – Air Warfare Center operated aboard an A400M aircraft last week to and from Station Nord and Mestersvig in Greenland. The aircraft landed at Station Nord on Wednesday, March 4, and made a total of five flights between the destinations with varying amounts of cargo. This certified the A400M for this use. The flights also supported the resupply of Arctic Command stations in Northeast Greenland.
One of those who has helped train the French for certification is Major BOF from the Air Transport Wing at Aalborg Air Force Station.
« The French have a lot of experience using what are called dirt strips in Africa but have no experience with ice rinks. They want that, and we have helped them with that, » says the major, who is a test pilot and also a pilot on the Hercules C130J, which, like the A400M, is a transport aircraft with four turboprop engines.
According to BOF, the discipline is basically the same whether you land on sand or ice, but there are some special factors to consider when operating on a landing site in minus 30 or even minus 40 degrees Celsius. Especially in relation to when you have to take off again.
« The equipment quickly gets cold when it’s on the ground. Gaskets become porous, hydraulic leaks can occur, and batteries don’t do well in the cold either, so it’s important to put some heaters on as soon as you land, » says BOF.
The collaboration has been ongoing since the spring of 2024, when the French first visited the Air Transport Wing.
The certification in Greenland took place by the French crew training with a light load first, after which the aircraft was gradually loaded with a heavier load.
Arctic Command is pleased with the cooperation with the French Air Force, says the commander of Arctic Command, Major General Søren Andersen.
« Firstly, it is always positive that the Danish Armed Forces’ special competencies are recognized by the French Air Force, and that we can also cooperate with our close allies here in Greenland. Secondly, the certification opens up the possibility that the French can in the long term provide additional redundancy in the resupply to Station Nord and Mestersvig, which are located in highly challenging weather areas where not many have operational experience. Also because the A400M is a larger aircraft than our C130J and can carry a load that is almost twice as large. »
Certification of the A400M was successfully completed on Sunday, March 9.
I mean it seems bizarre. The idea that a NATO country would suddenly practice this now, as almost a reminder to another NATO country….
May you live in interesting times.
Landing on ice runways is easy.
It’s stopping that’s hard.
There is nothing subtle about Trump or his desire for Greenland. Macron on the other hand is capable of delicate subterfuge.
Beautiful bird, I just love how the A400M looks, such a beast
Anyone thought of doing the same with [https://eatc-mil.com/en](https://eatc-mil.com/en) ?
As a Canadian, I’m really liking this increased show of French capabilities and international leadership.
I love how Macron is approaching this.
Station Nord is 1700 km north of the Polar Circle and just 900 km south of the North Pole.
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