
France plans to deploy flagship carrier Charles de Gaulle to Pacific this year
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk France’s naval flagship, the 261m aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, is to be deployed to the Pacific later this year, as part of an exercise codenamed “Clémenceau 25”. French Naval Command Etat-Major’s Commodore Jacques Mallard told a French media briefing that the main objective of the ... <a title="France plans to deploy flagship carrier Charles de Gaulle to Pacific this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/12/france-plans-to-deploy-flagship-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-to-pacific-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about France plans to deploy flagship carrier Charles de Gaulle to Pacific this year">Read more</a>
