Historical background


Formed at the end of World War Two, the Air Defence and Air Operations Command has been subject to many changes throughout its history, to maintain the required level of efficiency and responsiveness it needed to fulfil its missions.

The National Air Region Defence Command :
This command was established on 1st February 1945 with the enforcement of the 20 January 1945 decree and the 31 January 1945 ministerial directive. It was first located in Versailles, then in Paris at the end of 1958, with its headquarters based at Taverny in May 1960.
On 3 February 1960, the restructuring of the national air region defence assigned new responsibilities to the command: the peace time commander being the Chief of the Air Staff and the war time commander being the general at the head of the national air region defence.

The Air Defence (AD) Command :
On 27 May 1961, the Air Defence Command was formed, commanded by a general officer placed under the combined authority of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence.

This general officer commanded the headquarters, the air operations centre and air force assets pooled into Specialist Air Unit Groups.

The Air Defence Command – “Air” Command of Air Defence Forces in Taverny :

The special directive of 23 June 1961 implemented the overall organization of the command of air defence forces. A North and a South air defence zone were established in July 1961 and each attributed a specific command. On 15 January 1962, the Prime Minister gave his general directives for the production and issue of the Air Defence Plan.
On 26 January 1965, the responsibilities of the air defence zone commanders were identified and assigned. Each command included the headquarters, an operations centre and control, detection and interception assets.

The Air Defence and Air Operations command :

On 1 June 1994, the Air Defence changed designation to become the Air Defence and Air Operations Command (CDAOA), complying with the decree of 18 March 1994 which re-determined its missions, in particular concerning space surveillance, and extended its scope of action to the command and control of air operations. The air defence operations centre was then transformed into the Air Operations centre. In September 2007, it moved to “Capitaine Jean Robert” Air Base 942, in LYON-MONT DE VERDUN, and is presently called the National Air Operations Centre.
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