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The Royal Navy has been more active in recent conflicts around the world than la Royale - it has taken part in the second and third Gulf Wars, the Kosovo Conflict, as well as the Afghanistan Campaign, the same conflicts in which the Marine Nationale either did not participate, or had minimal involve...

No, the Typhoon is not amongst the list of aircraft operating from the Charles de Gaulle - the main workhorse is actually the Super Etendard. The Invincible class relies on the Harrier GR 7 and GR9, and will do so until 2018 at the earliest, when the F-35 would be introduced. The Royal Navy has no c...

Yes, the Charles De Gaulle class is in still in service. However, note that all the navies ranked above France, with the notable exception of the Japanese, do have comparable aircraft carriers. The reason that I've ranked the French Navy as fifth and not fourth is because the JMSDF have just finishe...

quod erat demonstrandum means: 'that which was to be demonstrated'; quod = which, erat =was, demonstrandum is a gerundive, hence the to be demonstrated. This phrase is commonly used at the end of a mathematical proof. E.g. I prove the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, and end it with Q.E.D., standi...