French aircraft carrier stages combat drills with Filipinos in disputed sea and visits Philippines

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France flexes aircraft carrier in WPS patrol

NEW HEIGHTS IN SECURITY TIES French Navy’s Rafale fighter jets and a Philippine Air Force light fighter fly above the West Philippine Sea, with the mighty Charles de Gaulle standing watch in the background, as part of the first-ever joint drills between the two nations on Feb. 21. —5th Fighter Wing ABOARD THE FS CHARLES DE GAULLE, West Philippine Sea—As Rafale fighter jets roared overhead, the only non-American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier i…

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French nuclear-powered carrier makes first visit to Philippines

Rising tensions in the South China Sea have made freedom of navigation exercises "even more important", France's ambassador to the Philippines said Sunday, as the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle made its first port visit to the country. The aircraft carrier strike group, which includes a trio of destroyers, joined the…

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French aircraft carrier stages drills with Philippines

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A French navy strike group led by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier made its first port call in the Philippines on Sunday after conducting joint combat exercises with Philippine armed forces in the South China Sea. The joint exercise between France and the Philippines in the disputed waters of the South China Sea demonstrated maritime strike firepower, a move that could anger China, which has territorial sovereignty disputes with the Philippine…

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French carrier visits Philippines, flexes nuclear-powered muscle in disputed sea

The visit of France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, follows joint combat drills with Filipino forces, a move likely to antagonise China.

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French aircraft carrier in Sth China Sea combat drills

A French aircraft carrier and warships are holding combat drills in the South China Sea, in a show...