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navyreco

navyreco

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bd popeye said:
Have any Sea Gripens been built?
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Spot on Popeye...

You could replace Eurofighter with Gripen in this tweet:
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A Rafale M bringing back 6x LGBs, 4x AAM and 1 laser designation pod onboard the aircraft carrier.

This is no paper plane
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TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

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thunderchief said:
As far as I understand , Brazil wants to buy medium-sized fighters for Air Force , to replace aging F-5s . Even that is postponed :

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As for Naval Aviation , currently there are no concrete plans to replace A-4s . Neither Super Hornet nor Rafale-M could effectively operate from Sao Paulo anyway ,and there is no naval Gripen . Brazil would first have to decide what kind of carrier they want to replace Sao Paulo , and in current situation that decision is far away .
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Sao Paulo is a Catbar Carrier and she was in her past life as Foch The Deck on Which Rafale Cut its teeth. Although a tight fit She could use those birds. Additionally Although A air force buy the Economic logic of a single multirole type that can be used by both the AF and Navy would be and is a great selling point. it would keep cost down, save on logistics and support. for a smaller Air power its just logical.
 
thunderchief

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TerraN_EmpirE said:
Sao Paulo is a Catbar Carrier and she was in her past life as Foch The Deck on Which Rafale Cut its teeth. Although a tight fit She could use those birds. Additionally Although A air force buy the Economic logic of a single multirole type that can be used by both the AF and Navy would be and is a great selling point. it would keep cost down, save on logistics and support. for a smaller Air power its just logical.
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Of course , but Rafale operated of Foch with reduced payload , because catapults on Foch were optimized for much lighter Super Étendard . Also , lifts on Foch are rumored to be capped at 15t . This would mean that Rafale-M would have to be fueled and armed on deck before take-off , and emptied and unarmed after sortie also on the deck .
 
navyreco

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French Navy tests S-100 Camcopter VTOL UAV at sea with L'Adroit OPV
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French Navy's Offshore Patrol Vessel L'Adroit conducted in December at sea trials with a Schiebel S-100 Camcopter UAV. The French Navy planned the acquisition of multi-sensor rotary wing UAVs (SDAM Project). The recent test campaign is part of this project and helps to take into account new technologies and their feedback.
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navyreco

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Pretty cool videos showing the various missions of the Marine Nationale

(Tho, I am not sure why they put the SSBN off US' east coast)

[video=dailymotion;x191499]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x191499_operations-exterieures_news?start=0[/video]

[video=dailymotion;x19145l]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19145l_missions-permanentes_news?start=0[/video]
 
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[video=dailymotion;x1913wf]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1913wf_action-de-l-etat-en-mer_news?start=0[/video]
 
navyreco

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PIRIOU and DCNS have together won the contract for the supply of three multi-mission ocean-going vessels, with an option for a fourth, and the associated maintenance services. This contract, awarded by French defence procurement agency DGA, with PIRIOU as lead contractor, is part of the B2M multi-mission ship programme. It covers the design and construction of three multi-purpose ocean-going ships, 65 metres long and displacing around 1500 tons, to be delivered in 2015 and 2016. The ships are intended for operation overseas.
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According to the French Procurement Agency (DGA), these vessels:
- have the ability to project 20 personnel (joint, police or gendarmerie) with two 4x4 vehicles along with their weapons and ammunition.
- will ensure the evacuation of citizens and have the ability to deploy and support divers and equipment (including drones) to conduct underwater interventions.
- Under the state action at sea, they will provide fisheries police missions, and contribute to the fight against illegal immigration, drug trafficking and piracy.
- They will assist ships in distress and participate in safeguarding people and property, through their firefighting means and towing capacity of up to 30 tons
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CMN, STX and DAMEN were originally competing in the tender
 
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