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French Carrier Charles de Gaulle Leaves for 2022 Deployment with U.S. Destroyer

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle deploys on Feb. 1 2022. French Navy Photo

The French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group left today for its Clemenceau 22 deployment, which will last until April and take the CSG to the Mediterranean.

Task Force 473 is built around aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) and includes European Union, NATO and French partner nations during the deployment. French Navy ships in the task group along with Charles de Gaulle are destroyer FS Forbi...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/01/french-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-leaves-for-2022-deployment

President Macron Announces Start of New French Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Program

An artist’s impression of PANG (Porte Avion Nouvelle Generation, or next-generation aircraft carrier).

French President Emmanuel Macron today officially green-lighted the construction of a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as part of the PANG program. The future flagship of the French Navy is intended to replace the existing FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) aircraft carrier around 2038.

The announcement was made during Macron’s visit to French nuclear power company Framatome, which designs and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/08/president-macron-announces-start-of-new-french-nuclear-aircraft-carrier-program

French Navy: 50 COVID-19 Cases Aboard Carrier Charles de Gaulle

The crew of Charles de Gaulle wear masks while underway. French Navy Photo

Following the announcement of suspected COVID-19 cases among aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle’s (R91) crew, a medical team was sent on board. The tests it carried out confirm fifty positive cases of COVID-19 on board.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) issued an initial statement mentioning 40 suspected COVID-19 cases two days ago, on April 8.

The medical team dispatched to the Charles de Gaulle arrived via NH90 NFH...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/10/french-navy-50-covid-19-cases-aboard-carrier-charles-de-gaulle

French Carrier Heading Home Early Amid Suspicion of COVID-19 Outbreak

FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) deploying on Jan. 21, 2020 from Touloun, France. French Navy Photo

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier and flagship Charles de Gaulle (R91) is heading home early following suspicion of several COVID-19 cases among its crew members. About forty sailors may be infected with COVID-19, according to a French Ministry of the Armed Forces press release issued on Wednesday.

“On board the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle currently deployed in the Atlantic as...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/08/french-carrier-heading-home-early-amid-suspicion-of-covid-19-outbreak