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Bastille Day Military Parade 2006, a E-2 Hawkeye and 3 Dassault Rafale

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, five of them in Metropolitan France 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.

Roundel of the Aviation de Marine; it is similar to the roundel of the Armée de l'Air, with a black anchor superimposed

[edit] Aircraft inventory

French Naval Aviation operates 224 aircraft, including 60 combat jets and 89 helicopters. 79% of the Navy's aircraft were built in France.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[1]	Notes
Aérospatiale Alouette III	France	utility helicopter	SA 316B SA 319B	8 14
Aérospatiale Super Frelon	France	transport helicopter	SA 321G	9
Breguet Atlantique	France	maritime patrol	Atlantique 2	23
Dassault Falcon 20	France	maritime patrol	Falcon 20H Gardian	5	Based in French Pacific Territories
Dassault Falcon 50	France	VIP transport	Falcon 50M	4
Dassault Rafale	France	fighter	Rafale M	15 (60)
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard	France	attack		48
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu	Brazil	trainer		12
Eurocopter Dauphin	France	naval helicopter	SA 365	11
Eurocopter Panther	France	naval helicopter	AS 565MA	16
Grumman E-2 Hawkeye	United States	airborne early warning	E-2C	3	Navy seeks a fourth
Mudry CAP 10	France	trainer	CAP 10B	8
Nord 262	France	transport		15
Westland Lynx	United Kingdom	antisubmarine helicopter	Lynx HAS 4	31

Markings of the Aviation de Marine are clearly visible on this Alouette III.

Dassault Falcon 20H Gardians are based at La Tontouta International Airport in New Caledonia, with detachments to Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport

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