Nice Air Base (Base Aérienne 943 Nice "Capitaine Auber") of the French Air Force is divided between two sites: one at the summit of Mont Agel near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes département, and the other at Gardanne barracks in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
Its mission is the surveillance of aviation movements in southeastern France, operating as Centre de Détection et de Contrôle (CDC) 05.943, tactical call sign “Rhodia radar”.
A similar facility is located at Drachenbronn Air Base in northeastern France.
The facility has the capacity to interact with E-3F and E-2C airborne control aircraft.
Data is integrated by a VISU IV system.