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

Projecting naval power: Inside France’s aircraft carrier

The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of the French Navy, arrived in the Philippines on February 21, accompanied by its Carrier Strike Group, which includes three destroyers and an oil supply ship.

French Carrier Strike Group Visits Philippines, Holds Joint Combat Drills in Disputed Sea

France’s carrier strike group was in the Philippines on Feb. 23 after holding exercises with Philippine forces in the disputed South China Sea, amid rising tension in the region as the Chinese regime has become increasingly aggressive toward its neighbors. The French strike group, led by nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, docked on Feb. 21 at Subic Bay, which faces the South China Sea, for a break after two and a half months of …

France, US and Japan engage in maritime exercise in Philippine Sea

'Pacific Steller 2025' involved the participation of French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle and its aero naval strike group, as part of the French input.

French aircraft carrier stages combat drills with Filipinos in disputed sea

ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE — France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that would likely antagonize China. The Charles de Gaulle docked on Friday at Subic Bay, a former US Naval base northwest of Manila, for a break after more than two months of deployment in the Indo-Pacific. The F…

Japan and Philippines strengthen defence ties amid complex security environment

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said he would discuss the shared values of a rules-based international order at the talks, saying a resilient partnership was needed to guard against 'unilateral attempts by China and other countries to change the international order and the narrative'

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…