The ’Charles de Gaulle’ Aircraft Carrier | FLAGSHIP OF THE FRENCH FLEET

Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). The ship is the tenth French aircraft carrier, the first French nuclear-powered surface vessel, and the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside of the United States Navy. She is named after French statesman and general Charles de Gaulle. The ship carries a complement of Dassault Rafale M and E‑2C Hawkeye aircraft, EC725 Caracal and AS532 Cougar helicopters for combat search and rescue, as well as modern electronics and Aster missiles. She is a CATOBAR-type carrier that uses two 75 m C13‑3 steam catapults of a shorter version of the catapult system installed on the U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, one catapult at the bow and one across the front of the landing area. As of May 2019, Charles de Gaulle is the only non-American carrier-vessel that has a catapult launch system, which has allowed for operation of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and C-2 Greyhounds of the US Navy. Hope you enjoy!! 💰 Want to support my channel? Check out my Patreon Donation page! 💰PayPal: Matt’s DREAM: share-sheet 👕 Check out my Merch: 📬Wanna send me something? My PO Box: Matthew James 210A - 12A Street N Suite #135 Lethbridge Alberta Canada T1H2J 📸 My instagram: Matt_matsimus 🎮 Twitch: 👋DISCORD: 📘 Facebook: 🐦Twitter: