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Development of the Charles de Gaulle started in the 1970s for a replacement for the French aircraft carrier fleet then aged, reaching a total of two ships: the Clemenceau and the Foch.
But the Charles de Gaulle is not without its problems, much of its life it spends in or going to maintenance – keeping it from active duty. A major refit in 2007 updated systems and offered new compatibility with more modern aircraft types. Where France is looking to future naval development-on the drawing board is PANG, a next-generation aircraft carrier-the Charles de Gaulle is all but an indispensable ingredient in French capabilities for the projection of power by sea, continuing a long heritage of French naval history with the modern demands of war.
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