German Navy frigate Augsburg & Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Defender Joined French CSG

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German Navy Frigate Augsburg & Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Defender Joined French CSG
 
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) has announced that the Chales de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has been joined by German Navy (Deutsche Marine) F122 Bremen-class frigate Augsburg and by Royal Navy Type 45 Daring-class destroyer HMS Defender. The French Navy also announced that the CSG crossed the Suez canal and is underway towards the Persian Gulf.
     
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) has announced that the Chales de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has been joined by German Navy (Deutsche Marine) F122 Bremen-class frigate Augsburg and by Royal Navy Type 45 Daring-class destroyer HMS Defender. The French Navy also announced that the CSG crossed the Suez canal and is underway towards the Persian Gulf.Infographics: French Central Command
     
As can be seen in the above infographic released by the French military central command (Etat-Major des Armées) on December 10, 2015, the CSG is now composed of:
» Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
» Horizon class Air Defense Destroyer Chevalier Paul (classified as Frigate in the French Navy)
» Leygues class ASW Frigate La Motte-Picquet
» Durance class replenishment oiler Marne
» One Rubis class submarine (SSN)
» Type 45 Daring-class Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer HMS Defender (Royal Navy)
» F122 Bremen-class Frigate Augsburg (German Navy)
» Karel Doorman-class frigate ("M-Frigate") Leopold I (Belgian Navy)

It was also revealed that the French CSG will be joined by the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman (and its CSG) in mid-December in the Persian Gulf. According to U.S. Navy officials, military planners had weighed keeping the carrier in the Eastern Med for airstrikes, but decided that the Persian Gulf was a more effective region from which to launch strikes. The French Navy Horizon class Air Defense Destroyer Forbin is part of the Truman CSG.

About Type 45 Destroyer:
Designed by BAE Systems, the Type 45 is an Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer conceived to protect UK and allied/coalition forces at sea and in the littoral against the full range of enemy aircraft and anti-ship missiles.

About Bremen-class Frigate:
The Bremen-class Frigates are versatile vessels of the German Navy able to address multiple threats (above water, underwater and airborne) but with a specialization in anti-submarine warfare thanks to the two 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A helicopters onboard.
     
F930 Leopold I - Karel Doorman-class frigate (Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort crossing the Suez canal. French Navy Picture.German Navy F122 Bremen-class Frigate Augsburg. Picture: Bundeswehr/Schmidt.A pair of French Air Force Mirage 2000 Fighters fly over Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer HMS Defender in the Persian Gulf in November 2015. Picture: Royal Navy.