The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to France of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.321 billion.
Officers from the DGA and French Navy embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during the carrier’s final independent steaming event (ISE 18) of post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T), Apr. 23-24.
Interview with Pierre Eric Pommellet, Naval Group’s chairman and CEO. We discussed two major shipbuilding programs for the French Navy: The PANG aircraft carrier and the FDI frigate.
French President Emmanuel Macron today officially green lighted the construction of a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier…
An official announcement on the French Navy’s new generation aircraft carrier (PANG) program is expected to be made “soon” by French President Emmanuel Macron, probably by year-end.
During Euronaval Online 2020, Naval News interviewed Scott Forney, President of General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems. We discussed milestones with the EMALS program and PANG.
In the coming days, French President Macron is expected to give the “go ahead” to the French Navy’s new generation aircraft carrier (PANG) program. Here is what we know so far.
