08.07.2025, 13:59
Anscheinend gibt es wohl Diskussionen über den neuen CVN:
Schneemann
Zitat:A French parliamentary report published in early June floated the idea of postponing the construction of the next generation aircraft carrier (also known as PANG), but the Minister for the Armed Forces firmly opposed such an option and voiced his support for the program.https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...rench-mod/
For the record, design work on the French Navy’s next-generation nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) is close to complete, with the program approaching a key approval milestone to transition into its manufacture phase by year-end. The French parliamentary report therefore adds another layer of doubt to this highly political and politicized program, rekindling the debate. In reality, the program is well underway with the first contract for the order of long lead items awarded in April 2024.
The subject of PANG is still causing a stir. As the most important program of the French armed forces, its cost and everything associated with it is subject to debate in public opinion and the political sphere. [...]
The two MPs are offering to postpone the construction of the new generation aircraft carrier, which they believe would free up several million euros, or even up to a billion euros a year in credits that could be used to finance other capabilities, including the financing of additional frigates to increase the size of the Navy and give it an export advantage, as the Italian Navy is currently doing.
“Each day’s delay in the PANG represents several million euros, which we can invest additionally for the needs of the coming months and years, particularly for the French Navy. We therefore support the ambitious proposal to launch production of three additional frigates, based on the Italian model, at the Lorient shipyard”, stresses the report. [...]
Faced with this report, the Navy and its Chief of Staff, Admiral Vaujour, mobilised to push the other way. While three additional frigates would obviously be welcome as the MoD suggested back in February, in order to cope with all the current operations, for the sailors the shift in the PANG program is quite simply not a good solution.
Schneemann