France’s New Aircraft Carrier Will Rely on Obsolete Fighters Two Generations Out of Date: Does the Navy Have Better Options?

France’s New Aircraft Carrier Will Rely on Obsolete Fighters Two Generations Out of Date: Does the Navy Have Better Options?

The French Navy has revealed details regarding its planned next generation aircraft carrier, which will replace the service’s current sole carrier capable of accommodating fixed with aircraft, the troubled Charles De Gaulle, from around the year 2038. A French Navy official at the Combined Naval Event revealed that the new 75,000 ton ship’s air wing will still be built around the Rafale M, which is currently the country’s only class of carrier b…

For the Chief of Staff of the French Navy [CEMM], Admiral Nicolas Vaujour, drone carriers, like those that the Turkish and South Korean navies are considering operating, have "nothing to do" with the "power projection capability" of "air-maritime superiority platforms" such as aircraft carriers equipped with catapults to launch their aircraft. "Faced with bubbles... This article The next-generation aircraft carrier could also implement MALE dron…

French Navy Offers Sneak Peek Of Its Future Carrier Air Wing

A French Navy official has laid out a broad plan for the country’s carrier air wing from up to 2045. While the plan likely highlights just one vision of the kinds of aircraft we’re likely to see aboard the French Navy’s carrier in the future, it’s notable in that it includes a significant drone component, alongside advanced crewed aircraft. France has a single nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, currently in operation, and i…