Major General Jean-Luc Moritz

FCAS Project Operational Chief French Air and Space Force

2022 FCAS project operational chief

2020 Commander of the Air Warfare Center.

2018 Assigned to the Air Force Command as the Fighter aviation brigade commander.

2015 Air force staff HQ as a deputy of the “officier général synthèse”. In charge for the preparation of the committees, followed all the transverse subjects interesting the deputy chief of staff of the French air force.

2014 Attender of the 64th session of the “Centre des hautes études militaires” (Center for higher military studies) and of the 67th session of the “Institut des hautes études de défense nationale” (the National defense institute).

2012 Commander of the 125 Air force base and of the Base defense group of ISTRES and SALON-DE-PROVENCE.

2009 Promoted to Colonel. Nuclear expertise cell within the French defense minister’s office.

2007 Air force staff HQ as deterrence liaison officer to the “Plans” bureau.

2004 Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, appointed first as deputy commander of fighter squadron 02.004 “Lafayette” (LUXEUIL Air force base), then commander of the squadron in 2005 for 2 years on.

2000 National targeting center of CREIL, Chief of the exploitation-production department.

1997 Commander of the 3rd flight of Fighter squadron 01.007 “Provence” in SAINT-DIZIER and appointed as Deputy chief of operations. He took part to numerous operational services and missions in ITALY from December 1997 to September 1999 (operation “Salamandre” and operation “Trident”).

1988 Advanced fighter flying training in TOURS and the Operational conversion training in CAZAUX from 1988 to 1993. Then, Fighter squadron 03.007 “Languedoc” on SAINT-DIZIER Air force base. Deployed several times on operation “Aconit” in TURKEY. On July 1, 1994, he was promoted Captain.

Day One | 5 November

3:00 PM FRANCE’S FUTURE AIR COMBAT CAPABILITIES

  • Current French air combat capabilities and upcoming requirements 
  • Moving towards collaborative air warfare with allies 
  • Progress on the NGWS and the French Air and Space Force’s contribution 


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