We at 19FortyFive have written several articles about how Russia's attempts to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier have ended in failure.
The United States and France are the only two countries in the world that have successfully launched and deployed nuke carriers.
The US Navy has more warships than the French Navy.
Let's take a closer look at the carrier.
The Charles de Gaulle was named after France's most revered leader of the 20th century.
Charles de Gaulle had a lot of influence on the country. The French Navy's flagship is the ship.
She was built by the DCN in Brittany and made her maiden voyage in 2001.
The replacement for the early 1960s-vintage Clemenceau-class carriers was called "CDG" The ship has a hull length of 858 feet, a beam of 64.36 meters, a height of 218 meters, and a draught of 9.2 meters.
1,150 ship's crew, 550 aircrewmen, and 50 air support staff are accommodated in those impressive dimensions.
The de Gaulle has the ability to host up to 40 aircraft and two Super-tendard fighters.
The MBDA Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles, as well as the Mistral short-range missile, can be carried on the Sylver launchers. The ship is equipped with Giat 20F2 20mm cannons.
A total of 770 sorties were carried out in support of anti-Taliban and anti-al-Qaeda activities after "CDG" was bloodied in combat in Afghanistan.
On March 11, 2002, George W. Bush expressed his gratitude for the French Naval contributions to OeF. De Gaulle was sent to the Mediterranean Sea to help enforce a no-fly zone over Libya.
The de Gaulle and her air wing began supporting NATO's enhanced vigilance activities in the Black Sea in March of this year.
The French Navy released a statement on the social networking site.
"The French CSG set sail again yesterday after a few days of port call in Cyprus. Clemenceau22 continues, but the mission evolves to adapt to the current geopolitical situation. The flexibility of the carrier vessel nuclear and her escort is once again a major asset. The diversity of the CSG's naval and air assets, its ability to last at sea and its freedom of action, allow France and its allies to have at their disposal a flexible instrument of power, capable of adapting very quickly. The detection capabilities of the E2-C Hawkeye will notably enable the carrier strike group to assess the surface situation at the Europe maritime borders, especially in the Black Sea. Deployed yesterday in CJTFOIR to fight against Daech [sic], engaged today for the benefit of the reassurance of our NATO partners on the eastern flank of Europe, the carrier strike group continues to operate for the protection of France and the European continent."
Christian D. Orr is a former Air Force officer, Federal law-enforcement officer, and private military contractor. Chris received a degree in international relations from the University of Southern California and a degree in intelligence studies from the American Military University. The Journal of Intelligence and Cyber Security has published him. He is a Companion of the Order of the Naval Order of the US.
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