Aircraft Carriers III

The French defense ministry will launch a study phase to look into the replacement of the French Navy’s sole aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle, defense minister Florence Parly announced October 23 at the Euronaval conference.

The minister said the study phase would span 18 months during which the navy and the defense ministry will identify what they will want to have in a new aircraft carrier.

FS Charles de Gaulle, the current aircraft carrier in service with the navy, has just completed a

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

and will be ready to return to operations in early 2019. It is expected to remain in service beyond 2030.

Florence Parly also indicated that, depending on the outcome of the study phase, building more than one successor carrier was not excluded.

The successor aircraft carrier will be expected to remain operational beyond 2080.

Click to expand...

Jura said:

oh là là
France starts study phase for new aircraft carrier[/SIZE]
source:

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Click to expand...

TerraN_EmpirE said:

Well they had a design that we know is mostly functional... In fact you could say it's being tested as we speak. View attachment 49389

Click to expand...

TerraN_EmpirE said:

If I had... If i had.... but no.

Click to expand...

Obi Wan Russell said:

Some nice shots of F-35Bs riding the lifts on QE:View attachment 49374 View attachment 49375 View attachment 49376 View attachment 49377 View attachment 49378

Click to expand...

Air Force Brat said:

yeah, no doubt if he had it, he would be splitting it up with his SDF brothers! LOL

Click to expand...

stan hyd said:

How many people think we will see F-35 from Japanese and Australian carriers in the future?

Click to expand...