Why France lacked a mature carrier-aircraft program

What carrier aircraft did France develop for its naval air arm?

Very few in a sustained program, because Bearn operated only about 27 aircraft and did not create the demand or experience needed for continuous development.

Aircraft development depended on the scale of the carrier force. A navy ordering aircraft for only Bearn's 27-plane group had little incentive or opportunity to fund repeated generations of specialized types. Joint exercises with Britain exposed French officers mainly to continuous patrol and secondary operations because the slow carrier could not work with the Royal Navy's best ships. France therefore gained only a partial view of carrier warfare and did not build a mature strike-aircraft program or doctrine around concentrated attacks.