André Lanata


Général d'armée aérienne André Lanata is a French fighter pilot and served as Chief of Staff of the French Air Force CEMAA from 21 September 2015. He was succeeded on 31 August 2018 by Philippe Lavigne. Lanata served as Commander of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation from 2018 to 2021.

Biography

André was born in Bastia, Corsica. He is the son of Général d'armée aérienne Vincent Lanata, the former French Air Force Chief from 1991 to 1994. His wife is one of the daughters of Général de brigade Jean Pichot-Duclos.

Military career

André entered the École de l'air in 1981.
In 1984, he became a fighter pilot on the Mirage F1C4, then in 1985 became the Squadron Commander of the
In 1992, he was the operations chief of the
In 1993, he was the officer auditor of the reconnaissance program at the general staff headquarters session of the French Air Force at Paris.
In 1995, he was part of the 3rd promotion of the Inter-arm Defense College.
In 1996, he was the second in command, then Commander of the Escadron de Chasse 2/3 Champagne, on the Mirage 2000 D variant of the Aerial Base of Nancy.
In 2002, he was the Coherence Operational Officer « preparations » at the general staff headquarters of the Armies.
From 2004 to 2006, he commanded the Aerial Base of Djibouti and commanded the French Air Components of Djibouti, along with the Inter-arm Vocational Support Base.
In 2006, he became the Plans Bureau Chief of the Air Force, then in 2008, he was designated as the deputy director of the International and Strategic Affairs at the SGDSN.
From 2011 until 2013, he was the assistant general to the deputy chief of operations at the general staff headquarters of the Armies.
From 2013 to 2015, he was the deputy chief of plans of the general staff headquarters of the Armies.
On 21 September 2015, he was nominated as CEMAA.

Missions

André Lanata participated in many operations. Brevetted as a fighter pilot, he conducted 143 war missions and registered 3300 operational flight hours. Out of the sequential campaign engagement series, feature in part:

Promotions

Recognitions and honors