Direction: Air / Published on: June 1, 2026
As the G7 summit approaches, which will take place from June 15 to 17, 2026 in Évian, the Air and Space Force (AAE) will deploy, under the responsibility of the Air Defense and Air Operations Command. (CDOAA), a special air security system (DPSA) which will ensure the surveillance, coordination and protection of the airspace around the summit. Immersion in the first phase of installation.
For several weeks, units specializing in deployment support have been discreetly developing different areas in order to install operational capabilities intended to guarantee the air security of the G7 in the face of potential threats. This rise in power highlights the expertise of the “Aviators-builders”, attached to the Territorial Command of the Air and Space Force (CTAAE). Although little known, their mission is essential: to condition the lasting installation of the means necessary for aerial security of the summit thanks to their so-called first entry capacity.
Create deployment conditions
Before the installation of the operational capabilities of the DPSA, it is the 25e air engineering regiment (RGA) which intervened among the first. In particular, it prepares the rights-of-way (military zones) intended to accommodate the system’s infrastructures. Creation of access, land development or soil stabilization: in just a few days, the engineers make the sites immediately usable for the units called to deploy there.
Bringing out a device capable of lasting
Once the areas have been developed, the builders of the Air Operations Support Wing (EAAO) take over to implement the various components essential to the operation of the system: areas dedicated to ground-air defense, coordination spaces, technical infrastructures and surveillance means. Energy production, modular structures, technical support or even autonomy of installations: each capacity is designed to operate independently, sometimes far from any permanent infrastructure. In just a few days, several camps gradually emerge around Évian. the AAE, essential to any air operation requiring responsiveness, mobility and continuity of action.
Connecting Capabilities to Enable C2
Final stage of this rise in power: the networking of all resources on the ground. The CIS specialists, in other words information and communication systems, of the Air Command and Projectable Control Wing (EAC2P), install the systems which allow the CDAOA to ensure the command and control (C2) of air operations. Behind the antennas, networks and means projected, the coherence of the entire system is at stake: the different components involved must be able to instantly share the information necessary for monitoring and securing the airspace. This SIC architecture allows the CDAOA to maintain a consolidated vision of the air situation and to coordinate in real time all the resources involved.
A rare capability for aerial maneuvering
Prepare a hold, deploy autonomous capabilities then integrate them into a coherent chain of command: here is illustrated one of the major know-how of the Air and Space Force. Beyond the G7 summit alone, this rapid projection capacity demonstrates its ability to deploy, connect and sustain over the long term a complete air system, serving the protection of the territory and the conduct of air operations.
