CEAM | |
|---|---|
| Mont-de-Marsan Air Base, Aquitaine | |
  CEAM | |
| Coordinates | 43°55′N 0°30′W / 43.92°N 0.50°W |
| Type | Research establishment |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Direction Générale de l'Armement (1933–) |
| Controlled by | 
France
French Air and Space Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1933 (Reims) |
| In use | 1945 - (Mont-de-Marsan) |
The Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire, or also widely known as CEAM, is the main French aeronautical research and test centre, in south-west France, towards Spain. It is currently located at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base, Aquitaine.
History
Mont-de-Marsan (Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan) was the home of France's first nuclear bombers, the Dassault Mirage IV.
CEAM was established as the Centre d'expériences aériennes militaires at Reims in northern France ( Grand Est) on 26 April 1933, [1] then moved to Orléans – Bricy Air Base BA 123 ( Centre-Val de Loire) in 1939, [2] and Mont-de-Marsan in 1945. CEAM is translated as the Military Air Experiment Centre.
CEAM changed its name to Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire on 1 September 2015.
Structure
It is situated at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (ICAO: LFBM), directly to the north of Mont-de-Marsan, in Landes, Aquitaine. It is accessed via the D53 road (for Canenx-et-Réaut), off the D834. The north–south A65 autoroute is a few miles to the east.
See also
- CEA Cesta, where the French design their nuclear weapons
- French air defence radar systems
References
- ^ "CEAM". casematepublishers.com. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
- ^ "Une unité unique de l' Armée de l'air". Sud Ouest.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-19.