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The Aviation Navale (Naval aviation) of the French Navy includes 162 airplanes (138 of them combat-capable) and 6,800 men, both civilians and military personnel. They operate from six airbases, 5 of them in the metropole and one overseas.

Born as a fusion of carrier squadrons and naval patrol air force, the Aviation Navale was created on the 19 June 1998. The headquarter is under command of an admiral (ALAVIA) in Toulon.

It has four components:

• The air complements of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle: Rafale, Super Étendard and E-2 Hawkeye
• Naval patrol air units: Breguet Atlantique
• On-board helicopters: Dauphin, Panther, Super Frelon, Lynx, Alouette III
• Support air units

Carrier-borne pilots of the French navy do their initial training at Salon-de-Provence Air Base, then within the US Navy.

[edit] External links

• French Fleet Air Arm , about French naval aviation.