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Future French aircraft carrier

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Porte-avions de nouvelle generation
(PA-NG)
Artist's impression of the carrier
Class overview
Operators   French Navy
Preceded by
Planned 1 [1]
History
Status Preliminary studies
General characteristics
Type Aircraft carrier
Displacement 75,000 tonnes (full load)
Length Overall: 310 m (1,020 ft)
Beam
  • Overall: 85 m (279 ft)
  • Waterline: 39 m (128 ft)
Propulsion 2 × K22 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 220  MW (300,000  hp ) each
Speed 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range Unlimited distance
Complement ~2,000
Aircraft carried

The French Navy is actively planning for a future aircraft carrier and new flagship . It is known in French as Porte-avions de nouvelle generation ( PA-NG ) for 'new generation aircraft carrier'. [2] [3] Construction of the PANG is expected to begin around 2031 and it is projected to enter service in about 2038; [4] the year the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is due to be retired. [5] The ship will be nuclear-powered and will feature the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG). [6] [7]

History [ edit ]

Context [ edit ]

The current French aircraft carrier, the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle , entered service on 18 May 2001. As the only aircraft carrier of the French Navy, the ship's maintenance periods leave France without an available aircraft carrier. As a result the PA2 project (French: Porte-Avions 2, "Aircraft Carrier 2") started in 2003 to study the feasibility of another carrier based on the design of the British Queen Elizabeth -class . The PA2 project was suspended in 2009 and ultimately cancelled in 2013. [8] [9]

In October 2018, French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly announced the start of a second carrier programme, this time as replacement for Charles de Gaulle . [10] The military planning legislation for 2019-2025 ( Loi de programmation militaire 2019-2025 ) defined a 18-month, €40M study phase, to allow the President to decide on the main characteristics of the programme by 2020. [11] In May 2020, during a visit to Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Parly stated that the new carrier would be built in Saint-Nazaire ? as expected, since it is the only dry dock in France capable of harbouring ships of that size. [12]

Architecture, propulsion options and number of ships were originally to be decided by President Macron in July 2020, to allow him to make the announcement at Bastille Day . [13] However, on 6 July 2020, a governmental reshuffle put the Castex government in charge, forcing to delay the Defence Council to later in the year. [13]

During a visit to the Framatome site at Le Creusot on 8 December 2020, President Macron officially announced the start of the PANG programme, and selection of nuclear propulsion for the new ship. [14] [15] [16]

In 2022, Naval Group released new renderings of the carrier that included a revised island structure. [17] [18] [19]

Construction [ edit ]

In May 2020, Defence minister Florence Parly stated that the PANG would be built in Saint-Nazaire at Chantiers de l'Atlantique . [20]

Preliminary design work on new 220 MW K22 nuclear reactors to power the ship was completed in 2023. A production contract for the ship itself is anticipated in about 2025 with hull construction to begin in about 2031. Sea trials are projected to begin in around 2035. [21] [22] [23]

  • General outlines of the ship.
    General outlines of the ship.
  • Interactive 3D model.
    Interactive 3D model.
  • View from the flight deck, with the distinctive French landing markings.
    View from the flight deck, with the distinctive French landing markings.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/10/19/still-tiny-the-design-of-frances-next-aircraft-carrier-takes-shape
  2. ^ Szondy, David (10 December 2020). "Macron says France's next aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered" . New Atlas . Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 . Retrieved 22 December 2020 .
  3. ^ Axe, David (10 December 2020). "Bigger Is Better?The French Navy Plans A Huge New Aircraft Carrier" . Forbes . Archived from the original on 26 February 2023 . Retrieved 22 December 2020 .
  4. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (19 June 2023). "Focus : le porte-avions francais de nouvelle generation (PA-NG)" . Mer et Marine (in French). Archived from the original on 16 August 2023 . Retrieved 19 June 2023 .
  5. ^ Lye, Harry (9 December 2020). "Next French aircraft carrier to be nuclear powered" . Naval Technology . Archived from the original on 16 March 2023 . Retrieved 22 December 2020 .
  6. ^ Mackenzie, Christina (8 December 2020). "Macron kicks off French race to build a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier" . Defense News . Archived from the original on 9 December 2020 . Retrieved 22 December 2020 .
  7. ^ Peruzzi, Luca (13 December 2022). "French Navy new generation aircraft carrier design detailed" . EDR Magazine . Archived from the original on 28 May 2023 . Retrieved 8 January 2023 .
  8. ^ "Audition de l'Amiral Pierre-Francois Forissier, chef d'etat-major de la marine, sur le projet de loi de finances pour 2010" . French National Assembly (in French). National Assembly. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023 . Retrieved 7 February 2021 .
  9. ^ Cabirol, Michel (25 July 2012). "Le second porte-avions touche, coule par la crise" (in French). La Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022 . Retrieved 7 February 2021 .
  10. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (23 October 2018). "Euronaval 2018: France Officially Launches Aircraft Carrier Renewal Program" . Navy Recognition . Archived from the original on 23 March 2023 . Retrieved 10 March 2021 .
  11. ^ Barluet, Alain (23 October 2018). "Le successeur du Charles de Gaulle est a l'etude" . Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 14 January 2024 . Retrieved 31 May 2020 .
  12. ^ "Un porte-avions nouvelle generation succedera au Charles de Gaulle en 2038" . La Tribune (in French). 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022 . Retrieved 31 May 2020 .
  13. ^ a b Groizeleau, Vincent (21 July 2020). "Futur(s) porte-avions: la decision repoussee" . Mer et Marine (in French). Archived from the original on 10 December 2022 . Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
  14. ^ GroizeIeau, Vincent (9 December 2020). "La France devoile son prochain porte-avions nucleaire" . Mer et Marine. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022.
  15. ^ Guibert, Nathalie (9 December 2020). "Le porte-avions " Charles-de-Gaulle " aura un successeur a propulsion nucleaire, annonce Emmanuel Macron" . Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
  16. ^ Huberdeau, Emmanuel (10 December 2020). "France selects nuclear propulsion option for future aircraft carrier" . Janes . Archived from the original on 26 December 2023 . Retrieved 8 March 2021 .
  17. ^ Parken, Oliver (20 October 2022). "This Is What France's Giant Future Aircraft Carrier Will Look Like" . The Drive . Archived from the original on 4 January 2024 . Retrieved 20 March 2023 .
  18. ^ Peruzzi, Luca (13 December 2022). "French Navy new generation aircraft carrier design detailed" . EDR Magazine . Archived from the original on 28 May 2023 . Retrieved 20 March 2023 .
  19. ^ Mehta, Aaron (19 October 2022). "France reveals first look at new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier" . Breaking Defense . Archived from the original on 10 December 2023 . Retrieved 20 March 2023 .
  20. ^ Saux, Lionel Le (29 May 2020). "Nouveau porte-avions: Brest contribuera a sa conception, assure Florence Parly" . Le Telegramme (in French). Archived from the original on 14 January 2024 . Retrieved 10 March 2021 .
  21. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (19 June 2023). "Focus : le porte-avions francais de nouvelle generation (PA-NG)" . Mer et Marine (in French). Archived from the original on 16 August 2023 . Retrieved 19 June 2023 .
  22. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (8 December 2020). "President Macron Announces Start of New French Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Program" . U.S. Naval Institute . Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.
  23. ^ "France: President Macron confirms that the future aircraft carrier will feature nuclear propulsion" . EDR on-line . 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023 . Retrieved 19 June 2023 .
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