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Breguet 1120 adoption and later French carrier fighters

An earlier domestic carrier fighter could preserve continuity in French naval-aircraft design and production capacity.

Question

Would adopting the domestically designed Breguet 1120 carrier fighter affect France's naval fighter position in the 1990s?

Short answer

It would provide a stronger domestic industrial base from which later French carrier-fighter programs could develop.

Notes

No precise later aircraft outcome is claimed, but Breguet 1120 adoption would leave France with a better industrial starting point. Sustaining a domestic carrier-fighter line preserves design experience that can shape later naval aviation programs.