Country ORBAT

France

18 platform lines · 21 mapped sites · 20 deployable units

Personnel & posture

Air & Space Force
- Rafale squadrons100 – 130
- A330 MRTT tankers12 – 15
Navy
- Charles de Gaulle carrier group1
- Frigate / submarine groups20 – 30
Army
- Armored brigades (Leclerc)4 – 6
- CAESAR artillery76
French Navy
- Charles de Gaulle (R91)1
  Nuclear carrier
- Triomphant-class SSBN4
  M51 strategic missiles
- Suffren-class SSN4 – 6
  Barracuda attack subs
- FREMM frigate8 – 11
  Anti-sub & strike
Air & Space Force
- Rafale B/C/M140 – 160
  ASMPA nuclear role
- A330 MRTT12 – 15
  Strategic tanker
Army
- Leclerc200 – 222
  Heavy armor
- CAESAR 155mm76
  Mobile artillery
Air defense
- SAMP/T (Aster 30)10 – 16
  Theater ballistic defense
Nuclear forces
- ASMPA air-launched54
  Rafale B role
- M51 SLBM48
  Triomphant SSBN
Strategic
- A400M Atlas18 – 20
  Strategic airlift

Hôtel de Brienne (Paris MOD)
hub
National command
Naval Base Toulon
port
Mediterranean fleet HQ
naval
Istres Air Base
airport
Southern air operations
air
Port of Le Havre
port
Atlantic trade
trade
Metz army base area
military base
Eastern garrison
army
Base aérienne 188 (Djibouti)
airport
Horn of Africa hub
air
Naval Group Cherbourg
factory
Submarine construction
naval
Île Longue SSBN base (Brest)
port
Triomphant-class nuclear deterrent.
naval · nuclear
Toulon Naval Base
port
Mediterranean carrier strike group HQ.
naval
Mont-de-Marsan Air Base
airport
Nuclear-capable Rafale B squadrons.
air · nuclear
Istres Air Base
airport
Europe's longest runway — strategic airlift.
air
Naval Group Cherbourg
factory
Barracuda & submarine construction.
naval
CEA Saclay
research
Atomic energy & weapons physics.
nuclear
Base aérienne 188 (Djibouti)
airport
Horn of Africa forward base.
air
Metz army garrison sector
military base
Eastern NATO flank logistics.
army
Port of Le Havre
port
Atlantic container & naval logistics.
shipping · trade
Saint-Dizier Rafale nuclear wing
airport
ASMPA carrier-capable strike.
air · nuclear
Landivisiau naval air (Lorient)
airport
Naval Rafale M operations.
naval · air
Evreux transport wing
airport
A400M strategic airlift.
air · supply
Brest arsenal submarine hub
port
SSBN & SSN maintenance.
naval
Luxeuil nuclear storage
military base
ASMPA storage & QRA.
air

Force de dissuasion: Independent French nuclear triad — air & sea.
Île Longue: Fortified SSBN base — Brittany.
ASMPA: Air-launched supersonic nuclear cruise missile on Rafale B.
SAMP/T: Mamba — Aster 30 theater air & missile defense.
Chokepoint: Narrow sea or land passage where trade or military traffic can be blocked.
Rare earth: Elements used in magnets, motors, and precision weapons — China dominates refining.
SPR: Strategic Petroleum Reserve — emergency crude stockpile.
TSMC: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — advanced logic fab cluster.
Hormuz: Strait of Hormuz — ~20% of global oil transits.
Malacca: Strait of Malacca — busiest shipping lane between Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Suwałki corridor: Poland–Lithuania land bridge — NATO logistics vulnerability.
Cobalt belt: DRC–Zambia mining corridor — battery supply chain.
Lithium triangle: Chile–Argentina–Bolivia brine deposits — EV battery input.
Grain corridor: Black Sea / Danube export routes — global food security.
Red Sea corridor: Bab el-Mandeb through Suez — Houthi interdiction risk.
Taiwan Strait lane: Kaohsiung–Busan chip & container sea lane under blockade exercise.
Black Sea grain lane: Odesa/Danube export routes under missile and mine threat.
Horn access lane: Djibouti–Massawa–Assab Red Sea port competition axis.