French Navy

The French Navy is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most... Wikipedia

• Founded:  1626
• Type:  Navy
• Role:  Naval warfare
• Size:  40,000+ personnel (2025) and 7,000 civilians (2021), 180 ships, 178 aircraft, FAN, FSM, AVIA, FORFUSCO, Marins Pompiers, Gendarmerie Maritime, Service de soutien de la Flotte
• Garrison/HQ:  Main: Brest, Île Longue, Toulon, Secondary: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Lorient, French overseas territories: Fort de France, Degrad des Cannes, Port des Galets, Dzaoudzi, Nouméa, Papeete, Overseas: Dakar, Djibouti, Abu Dhabi
• Nickname(s):  La Royale
• Motto(s):  Honneur, patrie, valeur, discipline, ("Honour, homeland, valour, discipline")
• Ships:  Current fleet
• Website:  defense.gouv.fr/marine
• Chief of the Armed Forces:  President Emmanuel Macron
• Chef d'État-Major de la Marine, CEMM:  Amiral Nicolas Vaujour
• Major Général de la Marine:  Vice-amiral d'escadre Stanislas Gourlez de la Motte
• Insignia:  Ranks in the French Navy
• Attack:  Rafale M
• Electronic, warfare:  E-2 Hawkeye
• Fighter:  Rafale M
• Helicopter:  NH90, Eurocopter Lynx, Panther, Dauphin
• Attack helicopter:  NH90, Panther
• Patrol:  Bréguet 1150 Atlantic, Dassault Falcon 20, Dassault Falcon 50, Dassault Falcon 2000
• Trainer:  Mudry CAP 10, MS-88 Rallye, Dassault Falcon 10, Embraer EMB 121 Xingu
• Transport:  Dassault Falcon 10, Embraer EMB 121 Xingu
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo