Centre d'expertise aérienne militaire
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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 (Armée de l'air) |
| 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.
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
External links
- 1933 establishments in France
- Aerospace research institutes
- Buildings and structures in Landes (department)
- Buildings and structures in Orléans
- Buildings and structures in Reims
- History of Aquitaine
- Installations of the French Air Force
- Military research facilities
- Mont-de-Marsan
- Organizations based in Reims
- Research institutes established in 1933
- Research institutes in France