Military Procurement International Vol. 18, No. 9, May 1, 2008
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FRANCE
PA2
aircraft carrier in doubt
On April 20, French Defence Minister Hervé Morin said
that the current budget situation “makes the construction of a second aircraft
carrier difficult.” He added that the final decision would be taken “within
the next few weeks” by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The French Navy currently operates a single carrier, the nuclear-powered
Charles de Gaulle. Plans for a second,
conventionally-powered aircraft carrier, the PA2, have been drawn up, based on
the 65,000t CVF design for the British Royal Navy. ©
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