Charles de Gaulle

France Awards First Long-Lead New-Gen Aircraft Carrier Contracts

The French arms procurement agency has awarded a trio of French firms the first long-lead contract of the new-generation aircraft carrier, the PANG (porte-avions de nouvelle génération).

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General Atomics to Develop Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch for France

The US Navy has contracted General Atomics to develop the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System for a future French aircraft carrier.

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US Approves $1.3B Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch for France

The US State Department has tentatively approved the sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System to France at an estimated $1.3 billion.

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Half of French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle crew test positive for COVID-19

Nearly half of the 2,300 sailors aboard France's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and support craft when a coronavirus outbreak occurred tested positive

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Nearly 700 sailors from French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle test positive for coronavirus

A third of the nearly 2,000 sailors who were aboard France's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and support craft when a coronavirus outbreak occurred tested positive

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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to return to Toulon early over COVID-19 fears

France's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will be brought home early from a deployment in the Atlantic after some crew members showed coronavirus symptoms

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