Marine Nationale

Motto: Honneur, Patrie, Valeur, Discipline (“Honour, Homeland, Valour, Discipline”) Command Naval Ministers Maritime Prefect Components Force d'action navale Force océanique stratégique Aviation navale FORFUSCO Commandos de Marine Fusiliers de Marine Gendarmerie Navale Equipment Current Fleet Current deployments Personnel Ranks in the French Navy History History of the French Navy Future of the French Navy Ensigns and pennants Historic ships    battleships    cruisers    ships of the line    Sail frigates Historic Fleets Awards Croix de guerre Médaille militaire Légion d'honneur Ribbons

Bastille Day Military Parade 2006, a E-2 Hawkeye and 3 Dassault Rafale

The Aviation navale (Naval aviation) of the French Navy includes 162 airplanes (138 of them combat-capable) and 6,800 men, both civilians and military personnel. The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group One of France 's Secretaries of State under the Ancien régime was entrusted with control of the French Navy ( Secretary of State of the Navy (France The Préfet Maritime is a servant of the French State who exercises authority over the sea in one particular region (a Préfecture maritime) The Force d'action navale (FAN Naval Action Force is the 12000-man and about 100-ship strong backbone of the French Navy. The Force océanique stratégique (FOST Strategic Oceanic Force is the Ballistic missile submarine force of the French Navy. The Naval Commandos (Commandos marine are the Special forces of the French Navy. The Fusiliers Marins (Navy riflemen are units specialised in the protection and defence of key sites of the French Navy on land The Maritime Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Maritime is a component of French gendarmerie under operational control of the chief of staff of the French Navy. This is a (non exhaustive list of currently operating ships of the French Navy. Standing French Navy Deployments is a list of current deployments by the French Navy: Caribbean Fort-de-France, The rank Insignia of the French Navy ( French: Marine Nationale) are worn on shoulder straps of shirts and white jackets Although the History of the French Navy goes back to the Middle Ages when it was defeated by the English at the Battle of Sluys and with Castilian help managed The French Navy is undertaking a significant reinforcement both in modernising and in number under the Projet de loi de programmation militaire 2003-2008 ("Military programme A French ensign is the flag flown at sea to identify a vessel as French. This is a list of traditional French Navy ship names, along with notices for notable units This is a list of French Battleships of the period 1859-1970 Note that the dates given are the ships' launch date cruisers Armorique (1862 Circé (1860 Flore (1869 Cosmao class Cosmao (1861 Dupleix (1861 This is a list of French broadside battleships of the period 1640-1861 Sections stating the ruler in power are provided as chronological references This is a list of French sail frigates from the start of the 1740s Chinese Fleets Beiyang Fleet Nanyang Fleet East Sea Fleet North Sea Fleet South The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and The Médaille militaire (Military Medal is a decoration of the French Republic which was first instituted in 1852. Here stands a list of the ribbons of the French military and civil awards The French Order of Chivalry The principal French military awards Bastille Day Military Parade (or 14 July Military Parade translation of the French name of Défilé militaire du 14 juillet) is a French military parade held each year in WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Naval Aviation is the application of manned military air power by navies The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm They operate from six airbases, five of them in Metropolitan France and one overseas.

Born as a fusion of carrier squadrons and naval patrol air force, the Aviation navale was created on the 19 June 1998. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The headquarter is under command of an admiral (ALAVIA) in Toulon. Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large

It has four components:

• The air complements of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle: Rafale, Super Étendard and E-2 Hawkeye
• Naval patrol air units: Breguet Atlantique
• On-board helicopters: Dauphin, Panther, Super Frelon, Lynx, Alouette III
• Support air units

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Roundel of the Aviation de Marine; it is similar to the roundel of the Armée de l'Air, with a black anchor superimposed

Aircraft inventory

French Naval Aviation operates 224 aircraft, including 60 combat jets and 89 helicopters. The French Air Force ( French: Armée de l'Air (ALA literally Air Army) is the Air force of the French Armed Forces. 79% of the Navy's aircraft were built in France.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[1]	Notes
Aérospatiale Alouette III	France	utility helicopter	SA 316B SA 319B	8 14
Aérospatiale Super Frelon	France	transport helicopter	SA 321G	9
Breguet Atlantique	France	maritime patrol	Atlantique 2	23
Dassault Falcon 20	France	maritime patrol	Falcon 20H Gardian	5	Based in French Pacific Territories
Dassault Falcon 50	France	VIP transport	Falcon 50M	4
Dassault Rafale	France	fighter	Rafale M	15 (60)
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard	France	attack		48
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu	Brazil	trainer		12
Eurocopter Dauphin	France	naval helicopter	SA 365	11
Eurocopter Panther	France	naval helicopter	AS 565MA	16
Grumman E-2 Hawkeye	United States	airborne early warning	E-2C	3	Navy seeks a fourth
Mudry CAP 10	France	trainer	CAP 10B	8
Nord 262	France	transport		15
Westland Lynx	United Kingdom	antisubmarine helicopter	Lynx HAS 4	31

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Dassault Falcon 20H Gardians are based at La Tontouta International Airport in New Caledonia, with detachments to Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport

References

External links

• French Fleet Air Arm , about French naval aviation.