French aircraft carrier: The Charles De Gaulle

[J-10]

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/cdg.htm

[scott]

its sure is
is there anything new going on with it?

[ZeroPositive]

where do they use that thing? Only on there peach keeping missions to africa? I mean where else does it go when it is in active service?

[Mark Sman]

Carriers are diplomatic tools as well as weapons.

At least now when the French do something we will know "Where they get De Gaulle to do that?"

[Michael RVR]

It did afghanistan didn't it ?

Just out of curiosity is 20 aircraft landings in 12 minutes alot ?

[scott]

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/navires/batiments/cdg/jdb/f_cdg3.htm
it visited the UAE in late march

it was deployed to the indian ocean in 2001 as part of TF 473, OP Héraclès
and returned in july 2002
it actually met up with roosevelt, stennis and garibaldi

four carriers in one fleet?
now *thats* maritime power projection