France

[France] - 2017

Map of improvements and current standing

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[& Koch MP5|HK MP5] SD3
 [P90|FN P90]

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 [grenade launcher|M203 grenade launcher]

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* [helmet|SPECTRA helmet]
* [[7]] – infantry combat system (18,552)

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Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes

Aérospatiale SA330 Puma France Rotorcraft Transport 27

Airbus A310 France Jet Transport 3

Airbus A330 France Jet Tanker 11

Airbus A340 France Jet Transport2

Airbus A400M Atlas Spain Propeller Transport11

Boeing E-3F Sentry USA Jet AEW&C 4

Boeing C-135FR USA Jet Tanker 14

CASA CN-235 Spain Propeller Transport 27

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet France Jet Trainer 92

Dassault Falcon 7X France Jet Transport 2

Dassault Falcon 900 France Jet Transport 2

Dassault Falcon 2000 France Jet Transport 2

Dassault Mirage 2000 B France Jet Trainer 6

Dassault Mirage 2000 C/-5 France Jet Fighter 35

Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D France Jet Attack 108

Dassault Rafale B/C France Jet Multi-role 108

DHC-6 Twin Otter Canada Propeller Transport 5

Diamond HK36 Super Dimona Austria Propeller Trainer 5

Embraer EMB 121 Xingu Brazil Propeller Trainer 22

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar France Rotorcraft Utility 10

Eurocopter AS555 Fennec France Rotorcraft Trainer 41

Eurocopter EC725 Caracal France Rotorcraft Utility 11

Extra EA-300 Germany Propeller Utility 3

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper USA UAV ISR 3

Jodel D-140 France Propeller Trainer 1966

Lockheed C-130 Hercules USA Propeller Transport 14

Socata TB 30 Epsilon France Propeller Trainer 33

Socata TBM 700 France Propeller Transport 15

Transall C-160 France Propeller Transport/ELINT 1968

The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer" in vessel names. Instead, surface combatants of the first rank (such as *Horizon*) are named "frigates", though they are registered as destroyers (with hull numbers "Dxxx").

## Submarine fleet (Forces sous-marines)

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[submarine Téméraire (S617)|*Téméraire* (S617)]
[submarine Vigilant (S618)|*Vigilant* (S618)]
[submarine Terrible (S619)|*Terrible* (S619)]
[submarine Saphir (S602)|*Saphir* (S602)]
[submarine Casabianca (S603)|*Casabianca* (S603)]
[submarine Émeraude (S604)|*Émeraude* (S604)]
[submarine Améthyste (S605)|*Améthyste* (S605)]
[submarine Perle (S606)|*Perle* (S606)]

## Surface fleet (Bâtiments de combat)

### Amphibious warfare

[ship Tonnerre (L9014)|*Tonnerre* (L9014)]
[ship Dixmude (L9015)|*Dixmude* (L9015)]

### Mine countermeasuress

*Cassiopée* (M642)
*Andromède* (M643)
*Pégase* (M644)
*Orion* (M645)
*Croix du sud*  (M646)
*Aigle* (M647)
*Lyre* (M648)
*Sagittaire* (M650)
*Céphée* (M652)
*Capricorne* (M653)
*Achéron* (A613)
*Styx* (M614)
*Pluton* (M622)
*Altaïr* (M771)
*Aldébaran* (M772)

### Coastguard

These vessels operate in conjunction with the [Gendarmerie|Maritime Gendarmerie].

## Auxiliary fleet (Bâtiments de soutien)

### Replenishment

*Marne* (A630)
[ship Somme (A631)|*Somme* (A631)]

### Survey

*Borda* (A792)
[ship Laplace (A 793)|*Laplace* (A 793)]

### Tugboats

*[Liberté|Abeille Liberté]*
 ***UT507*-class** | Abeille Flandre | Oceangoing tug
*Abeille Languedoc*
 ***RR2000*-class** |  | Tug supply vessel

### Support

*Argonaute*
*Jason*
*Sapeur*
 ***Chamois*-class** |  | Support vessel

### Other

* 17 x [[23]] harbour and coastal tugboats

For a complete list of Bâtiments de soutien (Auxiliaries) see Bâtiments de soutien at the official Marine Nationale website.

## See also

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### **Defense Budget**

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% of GDP

## **Current ongoing conflicts**

#### **Ingame plays:**

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28. ↑ Forces de surface - Les bâtiments hydrographiques et océanographiques, defense.gouv.fr, Retrieved 28 June 2014
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