巴黎，10月14日 - 法国海军司令周三表示，美国尚未决定是否放弃航母电磁弹射系统，此前特朗普总统两个月前曾下令美国海军放弃法国为其下一代航母所选择的该技术。
PARIS, Oct 14 - The US has not yet decided whether to abandon the electromagnetic launch system for aircraft carriers, France's navy chief said on Wednesday, two months after President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to drop the technology that France has chosen for its next carrier.
特朗普在8月曾下令海军恢复使用老式蒸汽动力弹射器，称电磁系统不可靠。此举引发了人们对该技术未来供应的担忧，该技术用于从舰艇上发射喷气式战斗机。
Trump ordered the Navy in August to revert to the older steam-powered catapults, calling the electromagnetic system unreliable. The move raised doubts over the future supply of the technology, which is used for launching jet fighters from the ships.
“美国的决定尚未做出，”法国海军参谋长克里斯托夫·克卢泽尔上将在议会听证会上表示。“我不认为我们的合同受到威胁。”法国驻美国大使馆未立即回应置评请求。
"The American decision has not yet been taken," Admiral Christophe Cluzel, chief of France’s naval staff, told a parliamentary hearing. "I do not see our contract threatened." The US Embassy in France did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
此情况凸显了法国对美国技术的依赖，以实现其下一代航母“自由法国号”（France Libre）的关键部件，该航母预计将在2038年左右取代老化的“戴高乐”号。随着欧洲寻求更大的战略自主权，其对美国国防技术的依赖正日益受到审查。
The situation highlights France's reliance on US technology for the vital component of its next-generation aircraft carrier, the France Libre, due to replace the ageing Charles de Gaulle around 2038. European dependence on US defence technology has come under growing scrutiny as the continent seeks greater strategic autonomy.
克卢泽尔补充说，他已与美国同僚安排好下周会面，并认为该议题将被讨论。
Cluzel added that he had a meeting scheduled with his American counterpart next week, and that he thought the topic would be discussed.
该上将正在回答一位议员关于法国航母（其核威慑的关键部分）对美国技术的依赖以及如果美国转向蒸汽弹射器可能导致供应中断的问题。
The Admiral was answering a question from a member of parliament about the dependency of the French aircraft carrier, a key part of its nuclear deterrence, on an American technology, and the possibility that it could be left without supply if the US turned to steam catapults.
“在项目框架内，这种依赖是被接受并被认为是可控的，”海军司令表示。他补充说，法国将从项目一开始就采购大量备件。海军集团（Naval Group）正领导该航母的建设。
"It’s a dependency that within the framework of the programme was accepted and considered to be under control", the navy chief said. He added that France would buy a substantial stock of spare parts from the beginning of the programme. Naval Group is leading the construction of the carrier.
然而，克吕泽尔还表示，计划开展一项研究，以考察法国设计此类弹射器的能力、潜在成本以及交付时间，预计将在2028年得出结论。
However, Cluzel also said that a study was planned to examine France’s capacity to design such catapults, its potential costs and delivery times, with conclusions expected in 2028.
“我认为我们有能力做到这一点，但时间表将远远超出自由号航母的服役入役时间窗口，而且单位成本显然会高得多，”他说。
"I think we would be able to do it, but on timelines that go far beyond the service-entry horizon of the France Libre, and at a unit cost that would obviously be considerably higher", he said.