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Charles de Gaulle

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Manufacturer:Naval GroupIntroduced: 2001|Status: active|Origin: France

NAVALSPEC // CHARLES-DE-GAULLE

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

N/A

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typecarrier

Categorynaval

Country🇫🇷France

ContractorNaval Group

Statusactive

Generation4 Generation

Introduced2001

Service StatusActive

Data SourceGMR Database

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

50/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

50/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length261.5 m

Width64.36 m

Height50 m

Weight42,500,000 kg

Crew1350 personnel

Passengers600 personnel

Max Speed50 km/h

Range999,999 km

Endurance45 hrs

Powerplant2x Areva K15 pressurized water nuclear reactors (150 MWth each)

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

Carrier Air Wing: Up to 40 aircraft (Rafale M, E-2C Hawkeye, NH90 Caïman)

SECONDARY WEAPONS

4x 8-cell Sylver VLS launchers (32 Aster 15 missiles)2x 6-cell Sadral launchers (Mistral missiles)8x 20mm F2 guns

GUIDED MISSILES

Aster 15Mistral

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarNONE

Visual Detection Only

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIRNONE

Optical Day Vision Only

Sonar SuiteOPTIONAL

Sonar Unlisted

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE

Naval Group🇫🇷

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇬🇧

Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: Rolls-Royce DefenceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇫🇷

Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇫🇷

Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: MBDAPayload: VLS Missile Array

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇫🇷

Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: Safran Electronics & Defense

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionheavy

CountermeasuresARBR 21 EW suite, SLQ-25 Nixie

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkStandard

Military EncryptionCommercial

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase CostN/A

Annual Operating CostN/A

Annual Maintenance CostN/A

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

92/100

Mobility

78/100

Protection

90/100

Sensors

90/100

Reliability

86/100

Maintainability

82/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceGMR Database

Last Verification Date2026-10-08