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The French Navy's FS Charles de Gaulle is less than 900 feet in length and has a full-load displacement of about 45,000 tons -- compare these numbers to the U.S. CVN figures of 1,000+ feet and about 100,000 tons -- and to the France Libre's length of about 1,000 feet and 80,000 tons.

The Indian Navy has a similarly sized aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant (R11) that omits aircraft catapults in favor of a ski jump launch system similar to that of Russia and China. The Vikrant currently operates Russian-designed MiG-29K fighters, but India has ordered Dassault Rafale-Ms to replace these.