Future French aircraft carrier

*Porte-avions de nouvelle génération*
(PA-NG)
	Artist's impression of the carrier
Class overview
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Charles de Gaulle ; PA2 (cancelled);
Planned	1, perhaps 2 (TBD)
History
Status	Preliminary studies
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	75,000 tonnes (full load)
Length	Overall: 310 m (1,020 ft)
Beam	Overall: 85 m (279 ft); Waterline: 39 m (128 ft);
Propulsion	2 × K22 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 220 MW (300,000 hp) each
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	Unlimited distance
Complement	~2,000
Aircraft carried	Rafale M; Future Combat Air System; E-2D Hawkeye; NH90 Caïman; UAVs;

The French Navy is actively planning for a future aircraft carrier and new flagship. It is known in French as Porte-avions de nouvelle génération (PA-NG) for 'new generation aircraft carrier'. Construction of the PANG is expected to begin around 2031 and it is projected to enter service in about 2038; the year the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is due to be retired. The ship will be nuclear-powered and will feature the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG).

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