French Carrier Charles de Gaulle Leaves for 2022 Deployment with U.S. Destroyer
The French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group left today for its Clemenceau 22 deployment, which will last until…
President Macron Announces Start of New French Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Program
French President Emmanuel Macron today officially green-lighted the construction of a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as part of the PANG…
French Navy: 50 COVID-19 Cases Aboard Carrier Charles de Gaulle
Following the announcement of suspected COVID-19 cases among aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle’s (R91) crew, a medical team was sent…
French Carrier Heading Home Early Amid Suspicion of COVID-19 Outbreak
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier and flagship Charles de Gaulle (R91) is heading home early following suspicion of…
Navy Busy in INDO-PACOM with Multinational Exercises, Freedom of Navigation Operations
Several multinational exercises focused on interoperability have taken place in the Indo-Pacific region recently, including two involving French Navy aircraft…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 22, 2019
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Top Stories 2018: International Naval Developments
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
French, U.S. Naval Aviators Learn to Work Together Ahead of Middle East Deployment
NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, Va. — Since carrier flight skills atrophy over time, French naval aviators are spending two months training with…
French Rafale Fighters to Deploy on Carrier USS George H.W. Bush This Spring
ARLINGTON, Va. – France is sending 350 sailors and naval aviators to deploy with a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier this…
UPDATED: President Trump Wants Gerald Ford Carriers to Use ‘Goddamned Steam’ Catapults Instead of ‘No Good’ Electromagnetic Launchers
This post has been updated to include a comment from Acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley. President Donald Trump wants the…