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Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier

The French aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle is seen as it passes through the Strait of Gibraltar off the coast of southern Spain in Tarifa, on March 6, 2026.(Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
March 20, 2026, 10:42 pm
Running app said to reveal location of French aircraft carrier
Report says French sailor’s Strava fitness app inadvertently shared Charles de Gaulle’s location in the Mediterranean, where it deployed after start of US-Israel war with Iran
By AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) visits the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, deployed to the Mediterranean following Iranian drone strikes on Cyprus on the Mediterranean Sea, on March 9, 2026, on the sidelines of his trip to Cyprus to discuss regional security. (Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP)
March 9, 2026, 8:20 pm
Macron says France, allies preparing ‘defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz
French, Greek, and Cypriot leaders announce mission to protect maritime traffic, reopen strait when conflict’s ‘hottest phase’ is over; Dutch send a frigate at Paris’s request
By Agencies
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech next to the submarine 'Le Temeraire' at the nuclear submarines' Navy base of Ile Longue in Crozon, France, March 2, 2026. (Yoan Valat/Pool Photo via AP)
March 9, 2026, 8:41 am
Macron heads to Cyprus as Europe rallies around island after drone attack
Macron bolstering French military presence, drone and missile defenses around Cyprus ahead of talks with Cypriot and Greek leaders
By Sylvie Corbet and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
French aircraft carrier The Charles de Gaulle docks at Subic Bay port, a former U.S. Naval base northwest of Manila, Philippines, February 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan, File)
March 4, 2026, 4:28 am
Macron orders French aircraft carrier to Mediterranean to protect allied assets in region
French leader cites strike on UK base in Cyprus as reason for move, blames war on Iran’s ‘dangerous nuclear program, unprecedented ballistic capabilities’ and backing of proxies
By Agencies
Footage alleged to be taken from an Iranian drone showing a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. (YouTube/Associated Press)
February 10, 2016, 6:34 pm
US confirms Iranian drone buzzed carrier last month
Navy report says the unmanned aerial vehicle, first to fly over carrier since 2014, was unarmed and posed no threat to sailors
By Jon Gambrell
A French Rafale fighter aircraft takes off with bombs from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the Mediterranean sea, as part of operation Chammal in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State group, November 23, 2015. (AFP/ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT)
November 23, 2015, 5:20 pm
France adds aircraft carrier to forces striking IS
The Charles De Gaulle brings with it 26 fighter jets, more than doubling French air power in the region
By AFP
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