French Navy Releases Animated Video of its Next Generation Aircraft Carrier.

The video was published on the official Twitter account of the French Navy on 12 April. The navy noted that the vessel, known as Porte-avions de nouvelle génération (PA-NG), will be larger and more powerful than the existing aircraft carrier and equipped with nuclear propulsion.

The aircraft carrier will be 305 meters long with a displacement of 75,000 tonnes. It will be equipped with two K22 nuclear reactors, anti-missile systems, surveillance radar and an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS). Last December, US State Department approved a possible foreign military sale of EMALS, advanced arresting gear (AAG), and related equipment to France.

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