Aircraft of the French Navy ( Fr. Aéronautique navale ) is one of the four main components of the French Navy . Consists of base aircraft and carrier-based aircraft . As of 2013, the French Navy includes one aircraft carrier R 91 “Charles de Gaulle” , on board of which [ 35 ] 35 aircraft and 5 helicopters are based . In addition, one or two deck helicopters for various purposes also have on board frigates of the French Navy .
| Aéronautique navale Naval aviation | |
|---|---|
 French Navy Aviation Emblem | |
| A country |  France |
| Included in | French naval forces |
| Type of | Naval aviation |
| Participation in | World War I The Second World War Indochina War War in algeria War in korea War in Afghanistan |
The base aviation of the French Navy uses five air bases in the metropolis and one air base in the overseas department of New Caledonia for its base. The basic aviation of the French Navy is used for various purposes, the main of which are aerial surveillance and maritime reposting, as well as search and rescue at sea.
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Organization
Naval Air Regiments
Aircraft AWACS
- 4th AP AWACS Navy ( 4F )
Multipurpose aviation
- 11th IBAP Navy ( 11F )
- 12th IBAP Navy ( 12F )
- 17th IBAP Navy ( 17F )
Anti-submarine aircraft
- 21st AP PLO Navy ( 21F )
- 23rd AP PLO Navy ( 23F )
- 24th AP PLO Navy ( 24F )
- 25th AP PLO Navy ( 25F )
- 34th AP PLO Navy ( 34F )
Military transport aircraft
- 28th VTAP Naval Forces ( 28F )
Auxiliary aircraft
- 35th AP PSS Navy ( 35F )
- 36th Navy Coast Guard AP ( 36F )
Naval Training Squadrons
- 10th (air acceptance) ( CEPA / 10S )
- 22nd (Helicopter) ( ESHE / 22S )
- 50th ( EIP / 50S )
- 57th ( 57S )
Naval Airfields
- Hyères Airbase ( French Base aéronavale de Hyères )
- Landivisio airbase ( fr. Base aéronavale de Landivisiau )
- Airbase Lannes-Bigue ( fr. Base d'aéronautique navale (BAN) de Lann-Bihoué )
- Air Base Lanveoc-Pulmic ( FR. Base d 'aéronautique navale de Lanveoc-Poulmic )
- Nimes-Garon Air Base ( fr. Base aéronavale de Nimes-Garons )
- La Tontout Air Base ( French Base aéronavale de Tontouta )
Navy Aviation Centers
- Duny-Le-Bourget ( French: Etablissement d'aéronautique navale de Dugny-Le Bourget )
Aircraft
| Part of the Navy Aviation | Aircraft in service | Dislocation |
|---|---|---|
| 11th IBAP | Super-etendard | Landivisio |
| 12th IBAP | Rafale m | |
| 17th IBAP | Super-etendard | |
| 57th AE | Falcon 10 mer | |
| 34th AP PLO | Lynx | Lanveok Pulmic |
| 22nd UBAE | Alouette iii | |
| 50th UBAE | Rallye / Cap 10 | |
| 4th AP DRLO | Hawkeye | Lann Bigue |
| 23rd AP PLO | Atlantique 2 | |
| 24th AP PLO | Falcon 50 Xingu | |
| 21st AP PLO | Atlantique 2 | Nimes Garon |
| 28th VTAP | Nord 262 E Xingu | |
| 35th AP PSS | Dauphin (pedro) Dauphin Alouette iii | Yer |
| 36th AP BO | Panther | |
| 10th Navy AE | Lynx Allye Alouette iii | |
| 25th AP PLO | Gardian | La Tontuta |
Equipment and weapons
The French national military-industrial complex almost completely satisfies all the needs of the naval aviation. Purchases of aircraft abroad are quite rare.
The data on the equipment and weapons of aviation of the French Navy are taken from the page of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine . Data for 2009. [2]
| Type of | Production | Appointment | amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | |||||
| Dassault Aviation Falcon 50M | France | observation plane | four | ||
| Dassault Aviation Rafale M | France | multipurpose carrier-based fighter | 44 | ||
| Dassault-Breguet Atlantique 2 | France | patrol plane | 27 | ||
| Dassault-Breguet Falcon 20G Gardian | France | observation plane | five | ||
| Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard | France | deck attack aircraft | 45 | ||
| Embraer EMB-121 | Brazil | general purpose | eleven | ||
| Mudry CAP 10B | France | training | 7 | ||
| Nord 262 | France | patrol plane | 15 | ||
| Northrop Grumman E-2C | USA | carrier-based aircraft AWACS | 3 | ||
| Helicopters | |||||
| Aerospatiale SA316B | France | multirole helicopter | eight | ||
| Aerospatiale SA319B | France | multirole helicopter | 14 | ||
| Aerospatiale SA321G | France | anti-submarine helicopter | eight | ||
| Aerospatiale SA365 | France | general purpose | eleven | ||
| Eurocopter AS565MA | France | search and rescue | sixteen | ||
| Westland Lynx HAS.Mk 4 | Great Britain | anti-submarine helicopter | 31 | ||
French Navy Aviation Identification Marks
In addition to standard identification marks, planes and helicopters of the French Navy Aviation have the inscription MARINE , which in French can mean both the Navy and the Navy .
Identification mark
Gallery
Notes
External links
- Official page of French Maritime Aviation (Fr.)
- Unofficial page of the French Navy Aviation
- French Navy Aviation on Netmarine.net (French)
See also
- French Air Force