French Naval Aviation is the naval air arm of the French Navy. The long-form official designation is Force maritime de l'aéronautique navale. Born as a fusion of aircraft carrier squadrons and the nav
Arm insignia of personnel of Naval aviation
Two Super Étendard, two Rafale fighters and an E-2C Hawkeye at the 2010s French Naval Aviation Centenary Airshow
Rafale fighter on the flight deck of Charles de Gaulle at dawn
Rafale fighters on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is intended to per
French Naval Aviation
…Operationally the French Naval Aviation has four components: Embarked Air Group (Le Groupe aérien embarqué) of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle: Rafale M, E-2C Hawkeye Naval Patrol and Maritime Surveillance Aviation (l'Aviation de patrouille et de surveillance maritime): Atlantique 2, Falcon 50, Falcon…
A French Air Force Dassault Rafale B at Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in 2009
The Dassault Rafale A technology demonstrator
The Rafale C preproduction aircraft
A French Navy Rafale M landing aboard USS George H.W. Bush - 11 May 2018