所以除了E-2之外，法國人真正貢獻的還是老掉牙的超級軍旗。超級軍旗可以執行偵照與對地轟炸。有趣的是，法國人自己作了一種250磅炸彈，可以用Paveway的套件，但由於炸藥與破片的進步，炸下去的效果跟500磅差不多。

2. 和AV-8B間的模擬BVR戰可有細節透露??說不定這能做為本網數度討論得轟轟烈烈, 熱鬧滾滾的台灣AV-8B v.s 中國殲十, Su-27SMK, Su-30MKK的最佳註腳.......

問一個蠢問題,如果光討論武器的話,美國的航母戰鬥群跟戴高樂槓上會如何

雙拳難敵多手, 戴高樂艦與其艦上部分配備雖然超英趕美, 但是全數完成尚需假以時日, 再者, 戴高樂艦畢竟是四萬噸級的中型空母, 雖然在大量使用新科技與核子動力推進下, 整體戰力號稱是其前任克里蒙梭級的六倍, 但仍無法和老美十萬多噸級的超級空母相提並論; 至於航艦戰鬥群的其他水面與水下艦艇組合與整體戰力上, 雙方目前的差距就更是遙遠了, 老法海軍的兩艘相當人家一艘的小神盾地平線防空艦得到2006年以後才有著落, 且總採購數只有四艘, 整體戰力相當於兩艘老美柏克神盾, 依照老法航艦戰鬥群的標準配備, 戴高樂艦身旁大概會有兩艘地平線防空艦護駕, 而老美超級航艦旁卻起碼可有兩艘提康神盾巡洋艦與兩艘柏克神盾驅逐艦護駕, 光是區域防空火力就差了五六倍以上, 至於陸攻/反艦火力方面, 老美空射, 艦射, 潛射, 射程從幾百到上千公里級的反艦/陸攻巡航飛彈樣樣齊全, 老法類似的武備卻得等到2005至2015年間才能陸續補齊, 且數量上可能相差了十多倍不止.....雙方的攻擊火力差距如此之大, 就算RAFALE能在空戰中擊敗超級蟲, 除非法國特遣艦隊有楊威利式的神奇戰術兵法領導並交上無比的好運, 否則單對單的和老美航艦特遣艦隊玩艦隊戰, 終究難逃失敗覆滅的命運............

2014~2027年（至少）：
＃法國海軍航空隊的“疾風年代”。

a: 較精確的說法應該是ASMP-A 250~500碼猛虎式射門...........

[不過在去年一次實地測試時, 當時只配備有TV系統, 尚不完整的OSF據稱曾在MICA IR飛彈的最大有效射程外(50~60km)便偵測鎖定一架幻象兩千......]

在這為期十天的緩衝區維和監控任務中, RAFALE M攜帶著MICA EM中程空對空飛彈與魔術二型短程空對空飛彈, 在印度洋上空與來自老美小鷹級傳統動力超級空母, 約翰甘迺迪號上的F-14與F/A-18C/D合作無間, 共同執行多次例行日常兩小時戰鬥巡邏任務, E-2C空中預警機則持續監控印度洋海面與空中動態, 成功阻止了印巴雙方機艦可能的海路攻擊行動.

通用巡防艦：訂購八艘FMM通用巡防艦，首號艦預定於2008年成軍。

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- The French Navy had a choice to make.

Spend six months in the shipyard and four million Euros (equivalent to about $4 million dollars) to peen both catapults on the French carrier Charles De Gaulle, or have the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) perform the task in three weeks at a fraction of the cost.

The choice was easy.

Four NAVAIR Voyage Repair Team (VRT) members and two Carrier and Field Service Unit (CAFSU) representatives spent less than three weeks in Toulon, France, recently working with French sailors to service the catapults aboard the ship.

Catapults are the key to launching aircraft off the deck of a carrier. Ship personnel can perform routine maintenance; but when major servicing is required and professional expertise is necessary ­ that’s where NAVAIR comes in.

“The impressive commitment displayed by everyone involved, again demonstrates, the continuing success of the services provided to our launch and recovery program; and are in keeping within the highest traditions that our two navies share,” said the Commanding Officer of Charles De Gaulle, in a message expressing his thanks to the American team.

The job entailed lifting the power cylinders (46 per catapult) from Charles De Gaulles two catapults onto the deck of the ship and taking them apart for peening ­the process of reshaping the inside of the cylinders. They were then reassembled and lowered back into the carrier’s catapult trough, where the cylinder covers were installed and adjusted.

Subsequently, the catapult trough covers were set. Two tests were performed to validate that clearances were within specification.

Joe McGuckin is the head of NAVAIR’s Fleet Technical Services Division and oversees CAFSU personnel.

“These men and women represent the essence of NAVAIR,” said McGuckin. “They have unsurpassed knowledge, expertise, and experience in naval aviation technologies; and are able to respond urgently, accurately, and effectively to the calls of our warfighter ­ and our allies. In other words: they are the best in the world at what they do.”

CAFSU and VRT personnel provide on-site technical services for the Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) for American carriers at sea, as well as the French carrier.

Some of the systems they can repair and maintain include catapults, arresting gear, jet blast deflectors, Heads-Up Display (HUD) systems and the Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (FLOLS).

According to McGuckin, who works out of NAVAIR Lakehurst, N.J., the CAFSU and VRT are the eyes, ears, and the direct link between the many engineers at Lakehurst, and the ship’s personnel who operate the equipment.

“We at NAVAIR believe the warfighter has the right to expect the world’s best guidance, counsel, advice and support regarding naval aviation technology,” he said. “And that’s what we provide every day.”

McGuckin also looks forward to working with the French in the future. “They’ve just received the ‘OK’ to build a second carrier,” he said. “They will definitely be working with NAVAIR on that initiative, as well.”

Follow-on aircraft carrier
With the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, France can only deploy maritime air power about 60% of the time, allowing for overhauls and repairs. The recently-decided order for a second carrier, to be handed over to the navy by 2015, will allow full-time deployment of naval air power before the second scheduled availability of the Charles de Gaulle.

The second carrier program is currently entering its preparatory phase, during which three major options will be explored according to technical, financial and time-frame criteria:

-- cooperation with the United Kingdom, by taking advantage of their similar in-service dates, which could cover either the complete ship or parts and components thereof. The Royal Navy has decided not to equip its new carriers with catapults nor with arresting wires, but will make provision for these to be retrofitted at some future time.
-- national development of a conventionally-powered carrier.
-- building of a sister-ship to the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle.


**Future Heavyweight Torpedo
Known as Future Torpille Lourde (FTL), the French navy’s future heavyweight torpedo will replace, from 2008, the technically obsolete F17 torpedo currently operated by our submarines. The FTL will have improved operational capabilities to follow future evolution of the threat, including increased range, increased endurance, reduction of noise, improvement to the performance of the homing head, and improved shallow water capabilities.
It has already been decided inn 1998 that the FTL will be bought off-the-shelf, and during the one-year preparatory phase that is just beginning DGA will evaluate torpedoes available on the market and, if possible, look for opportunities to cooperate with other countries, notably with Italy which has a similar program with a similar timeframe.
At the conclusion of this preparatory phase, DGA will make its recommendation to the minister of defense for procurement of the FTL, so as to meet MoD requirements for performance and for national control of several technical modules in the operational software.


**Major Naval Programs In The Design Phase

--Barracuda SSN:
This program calls for delivery of six nuclear-powered attack submarines, intended for conventional underwater warfare as well as for intelligence-gathering missions and for and shore attack using underwater-launched cruise missiles. These boats will replace the Rubis-class SSNs beginning in 2012.
DGA is currently carrying out initial studies on the Barracuda’s propulsion system together with the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA).


--FFM Multi-Mission Frigates :
Beginning in 2008, the FFM frigates will form the backbone of the French navy’s surface combatant fleet. Two versions (anti-submarine and land-attack) will be developed for force-projection missions as well as for task force protection. DGA is coordinating initial design studies, and is also talking with other European countries to ascertain the feasibility of a cooperative program.


-- Missile de Croisiere Naval (MdCN)
The naval cruise missile program is intended for in-depth land-attack, with high accuracy and long range, from both submarines and surface vessels. DGA is currently reviewing options, and will submit its recommendations to the minister of defense in late 2004.



**Major Naval Programs In Production

--Rafale multirole fighter
The Rafale multirole fighter is being produced for the air force and the navy, and will carry out both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The 60 single- and two-seat aircraft ordered by the navy will replace all carrier-borne combat aircraft.
DGA is continuing to develop the various versions of Rafale and their common weapon systems, and is currently completing the definition of the nuclear strike version as well as a new order of 59 additional aircraft, 13 of which are intended for the navy.


--SNLE-NG and M-51 Missile Retrofit
Nuclear deterrence remains the cornerstone of France’s defense policy, and is currently based on four new-generation nuclear-powered missile submarines (SNLE-NG). The first two have been commissioned, while the other two will follow in 2004 and 2010 respectively.
The fourth boat will be armed with a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, the M-51, which will then be retrofitted to the previous three boats during their scheduled refits. DGA is responsible for the coordination of the SLNE-NG, M-51, retrofit and related communications program.


--Horizon-class air-defense frigates
This program is exemplary of the high level of cooperation between two countries which can develop and produce a product as complex as an air-defense frigate and its Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS). In this program, DGA is the contracting agency acting on behalf of both countries, and also acts as the executive agency for the Horizon shipbuilding program, which passed a major milestone during the spring when metal was cut for the two lead ships.
France’s first two Horizon-class frigates are to enter service in 2006 and 2008; its 2003-2008 defense plan earmarks funds to order a third ship in 2006.


--BPC amphibious command ships
The Batiment de Projection et Commandement (Force projection and command ship) program is intended to replace the Landing Ship Transports Orage and Ouragan , which will be retired in 2004, and will have the capability to deploy a light armored force of 1,400 men. Two units are to be built and will enter service in 2005 and 2006.
For this program, DGA is working jointly with the privately-owned Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyards, and first metal for these ships was cut in July.


--Minrem:
The contract to develop and build this new signals intelligence ship was competed by several defense electronics contractors, which allowed a 40 percent reduction in costs and schedule. DGA’s shipbuilding directorate is currently working with the prospective prime contractor to validate its proposals, and the ship is to be commissioned in 2006.


--MU90 Lightweight Torpedo
The MU90 is now a mature program, and this mainly air-launched lightweight torpedo is now in full-scale production. It was jointly developed by France and Italy, and has been sold to Australia, Denmark, Germany and Poland.

5. F3構型將於2007年實用化，除空戰與對地打擊任務外，其亦能執行核子打擊或戰術偵察任務。

這一連串的升級改良，於近年來幾次西方聯盟空襲行動中見到其成效，在這幾次行動中，改良型超級軍旗扔出268枚五百磅級炸彈，其中73%命中，表現據稱冠絕所有西方盟國的打擊戰機。

The first firing of an Aster 15 Naval anti-missile missile by a combat vessel was successfully carried out on 30th October 2002. The missile was fired from the French aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, off the L’île du Levant, near Toulon, France.

At 15.23 hrs, the Aster 15 missile was fired from one of the Sylver vertical launch modules located on the front right-hand side of the aircraft carrier at a target simulating an attacking anti-ship missile. Interception by direct frontal hit was effected at a distance of 6.1 kilometres from the aircraft carrier and after 8.8 seconds of flight, resulting in the total destruction of the target.

The statistical success rate of direct hits achieved by the Aster missile to date now exceeds 80%, due largely to its extremely efficient terminal self-guidance function.
（拜其精確的終端導引之賜，截至目前，超過八成的阿斯特試射是以直接命中作收）

The success of this first firing, conducted by the French Navy, confirms that Aster is now fully operational for the self-defence of the fleet’s most strategic asset. The firing employed the complete SAAM (Surface-to-Air Anti-Missile) system. The French variant of the international SAAM system comprises vertical launch modules from the French shipbuilder DCN, each housing eight MBDA Aster 15 Naval missiles, and a fire control unit incorporating a multifunction Arabel radar from the French defence company, Thales.

The SAAM system has been designed to enhance the self-defence of surface vessels by extending their point defence capability (Point Defence Missile System, PDMS) to include an additional capability, namely self-defence extended to local defence. Vertical launch, combined with an extended range of 30km, provides a highly effective, omnidirectional defence against a wide range of threats, including all types of aircraft and missiles, particularly the new generation of anti-ship and anti-radar missiles. Aster SAAM is also the only missile system in the world which is capable of extending self-defence to the protection of neighbouring ships within a few kilometers of the launch ship against anti-ship, sea-skimming missiles.
（老法自傲的宣稱：ASTER-15是目前世界上唯一除自衛外，還可以屏障週遭數公里內友艦免遭新型掠海反艦飛彈威脅的點防禦系統。）

Qualification trials of the French SAAM system were completed in October 2001 following two firings from the French experimental vessel, Ile d’Oléron, which resulted in two direct hits against a sea-skimming anti-ship missile in an engagement scenario where the shortest range was 1.7 km.

Production orders totalling around 200 Aster 15 Naval missiles have been placed for the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, the Italian Navy’s Andrea Doria aircraft carrier plus the Royal Saudi Arabian Navy’s three F3000S frigates. The first operational Aster 15 missiles were delivered to the French Navy by MBDA in December 2001. First qualification trials of the Italian Aster 15 SAAM system took place in January 2002.