Like her American counterparts today, the French aircraft carrier "Charles De Gaulle" is not equipped with bridle catchers because the modern aircraft operated on board use the same launch systems as in US Navy. Because of this mutual interoperability, American aircraft are also capable of being catapulted from and landing on "Charles De Gaulle", and conversely, French naval aircraft can use the US Navy carriers' catapults. At the time when the Super Étendard was operated on board of the "Charles de Gaulle", its bridles were used only once, as they were never recovered by bridle catchers.