French Naval Aviation

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French Naval Aviation is the air arm of the French Navy, operating fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for maritime defense, power projection, and naval support missions.

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Aéronavale 2
Aéronautique navale 1
French Navy aviation 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military aviation branch
naval air arm
aircraftOperated AS565 Panther
Alouette III (retired)
Breguet Atlantique 2
Dassault Rafale
surface form: Dassault Rafale M

Super Étendard aircraft
surface form: Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard (retired)

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
surface form: E-2C Hawkeye

Falcon 10MER (largely retired)
Falcon 200 Gardian
Dassault Falcon
surface form: Falcon 50M

NH90 helicopter
surface form: NH90 NFH Caïman Marine
commonAbbreviation French Naval Aviation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aéronavale
conflictParticipatedIn Algerian War of Independence
surface form: Algerian War

Gulf War
First Indochina War
surface form: Indochina War

Kosovo War
2011 Libyan Civil War
surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
World War I
World War II
operations against ISIL
controls naval air stations
country France
dateFounded 1912
garrison Paris–Le Bourget Airport
surface form: BAN Dugny-Le Bourget

BAN Hyères
BAN Landivisiau
BAN Lann-Bihoué
Lanvéoc-Poulmic
surface form: BAN Lanvéoc-Poulmic
motto Non official: associated with French Navy mottos such as "Honneur, Patrie, Valeur, Discipline"
nativeName French Naval Aviation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aéronautique navale
operates fixed-wing aircraft
helicopters
operatesFrom Philippe de Gaulle
surface form: Charles de Gaulle

French aircraft carriers
partOf French Navy
primaryRole anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
electronic warfare
fleet air defense
logistics support
maritime defense
maritime patrol
naval aviation support
power projection
reconnaissance
search and rescue
serviceBranch French Armed Forces
subordinateTo Chief of Staff of the French Navy
trainingFacility École d’aviation navale

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French Air Force roundel associatedWith French Naval Aviation
this entity surface form: Aéronavale
French Naval Aviation commonAbbreviation French Naval Aviation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aéronavale
French Navy hasComponent French Naval Aviation
French Naval Aviation nativeName French Naval Aviation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aéronautique navale
French Air Force roundel usedBy French Naval Aviation
this entity surface form: French Navy aviation
Gallipoli Campaign air operations usedBy French Naval Aviation
this entity surface form: French naval aviation