When the Charles de Gaulle launched officially in 1994, it became the largest naval warship in Western Europe.

France’s Marine Nationale has ambitious plans for its future aircraft carrier component. This centers around a program to replace the current nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle, and the only carrier in ...

Apart from being the flagship of the French Navy, the Charles ... carrier to launch and recover larger and heavier aircraft. No carrier would be complete without its airwing, and the Charles de ...

France's government launched plans on Tuesday for a new aircraft carrier ... France currently has one carrier, the Charles-de-Gaulle, but is seeking to develop a replacement that would serve ...

PARIS, November 16 /TASS/. The French nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will leave the port of registration on November 19 to join the operation in Syria, French President ...