Summary: The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, named after the former president known for his independent stance from NATO, will soon operate under NATO command, a notable shift given ...

The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, flagship of the Marine Nationale, returned to service late in September after completing a three-month-long maintenance period. The recent maintenance ...

File photo of the Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of the French Navy. In the box, the sailboat involved in the collision with the aircraft carrier on Nov. 12, 2021. (Image credit: Marine Nationale) ...

The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, has forcefully pushed back against a parliamentary proposal to ...

A U.S. Navy pilot went aboard Charles de Gaulle with the C-2A Greyhound to document flight ops aboard 'The Only Foreign Aircraft Carrier We Can Land On'.

European NATO members have projected naval power into the Indo-Pacific through aircraft carrier deployments in recent years, ...

French aircraft carrier The Charles de Gaulle docks at Subic Bay port, a former U.S. Naval base northwest of Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. Credit: AP/Joeal Calupitan By The ...

Meet Charles de Gaulle: The French Navy's Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier The Second World War saw the advent of aircraft carriers as the premier warship of the seas.

Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 25, 2016: A sailor checks ordnance on the wing of a Rafale M fighter-bomber prior to flight operations onboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The ...

It will have taken 2000 workers working 4 million hours, 1.3 billion Euros, and thousands of trials at sea to make the Charles de Gaulle fit for the future.

France's next-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered and replace the national fleet's flagship warship, the Charles de Gaulle, in 2038, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.The ...

On the flight deck of France's flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle, which was put in service in 2001 and recently underwent an 18-month mid-life upgrade. TOULON, France ...