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Probably because they have only one LHD (Jeanne d'Arc) and their Aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle barely works. For a power projection Navy, you need a little more than that.
 
Jeanne d'Arc is a training carrier and doesn't participate in combat operations of any kind. I think they've fixed the problems with Charles de Gaulle, but don't quote me on that. It's still pretty slow for a nuclear-powered ship, but flight ops run just fine.
 
It's based on the British Queen Elizabeth-class designs, so it looks like it will be gas turbine-powered rather than nuclear - much less expensive.
 
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