When the Charles de Gaulle launched officially in 1994, it became the largest naval warship in Western Europe.

The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier currently serves as the flagship of the French Navy. The vessel, which was first commissioned in 2001, is the tenth aircraft carrier to be built by France.

Perhaps most significantly, she is currently the only nuclear-powered carrier built ... the Charles de Gaulle hosts two E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft. Developed by Northrop Grumman ...

A monumental shift in naval prowess is brewing in France, where the promise of a leviathan carrier looms large, set to ...

Like the chef of a rival restaurant, China has been closely studying the ingredients that make up U.S. aircraft carriers—and ...

Key issues to be decided during the study period include whether or not the new carrier will be nuclear-powered like the Charles-de-Gaulle, and how to accommodate new combat aircraft being jointly ...

PARIS, November 16 /TASS/. The French nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will leave the port of registration on November 19 to join the operation in Syria, French President ...

ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE, Philippines--France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces ...

This year’s edition will deploy fewer troops, in part due to the absence of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its crew of about 1,200, but run for twice as long and with more ...

The Brazilian navy has begun auctioning off its only aircraft carrier ... to U.S. carriers and the Charles de Gaulle, France’s sole remaining fleet carrier. Brazil paid France US$12 million ...

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the ‘Stingers’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the ‘Bounty Hunters’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 ...