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DGSE and DRSD turn blind eye to French military's Antonov leasing arrangements

Ukrainian, Russian and Emirati companies continue to supply the planes that transport French troops and materiel to the Sahel and the Near East, unmonitored by French intelligence. [...]

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224 Flight Unit
Antonov Airlines
Avico
DGSE
DRSD
François Cornut-Gentille
International Chartering Systems
Les Republicains
Maximus Air Cargo
Parquet national financier
Volga-Dnepr

NATO and Russia battle it out for control of Antonov transport fleet

The Russian army's military intervention in Ukraine has exacerbated the battle being fought by Russia and the West over the Antonov aircrafts operated by rival Ukrainian and Russian leasing companies. The Russian offensive will make it more difficult for France to redeploy in the Sahel and reduce the number of lessors available to NATO.

The Antonov An-225 cargo plane at an airfield in the settlement of Hostomel, on April 23, 2020.

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Moscow watches on as French Antonov brokers vie for business

France's armed forces ministry will soon appoint an air transport contractor, a lucrative deal that a number of companies are competing to land.

The Russian An-124 cargo planes represent a strategic issue for the French army.

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Antonov strategic transport probe enters geopolitical airspace

The investigation by France's Parquet National Financier (PNF) into the French forces' leasing of an Antonov, which prompted a police search of the general staff headquarters last month, is taking place against the backdrop of a strategic transport standoff between NATO and Russia.

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