Philippines, French Navy and South China Sea

French aircraft carrier stages combat drills with Filipinos in disputed sea and visits Philippines
France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that would likely antagonize China.
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle makes first stopover in the Philippines
France's most capable — is making a stop in Subic Bay and Manila from February 21 to 23 as part of its Indo-Pacific deployment, Mission CLEMENCEAU 25.
French carrier visits Philippines, flexes nuclear-powered muscle in disputed South China Sea
The visit of France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, follows joint combat drills with Filipino forces, a move likely to antagonise China.
French nuclear-powered carrier makes first visit to Philippines
Rising tensions in the South China Sea have made freedom of navigation exercises "even more important", France's ambassador to the Philippines said Sunday, as the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle made its first port visit to the country.
French aircraft carrier stages drills with Philippines
France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines yesterday after holding combat drills with Philippine forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that would likely antagonize China.
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Navy welcomes French carrier strike group
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Carrier USS Carl Vinson Makes Port Call in Thailand, French Carrier Wraps La Perouse Exercise
the French Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Bali Sea after wrapping up the French Navy-led multinational exercise La Perouse 25 exercise on Friday. During its voyage to the Gulf of ...
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French aircraft carrier to make stops in Subic, Manila
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World first: Thales delivers first autonomous drone system for mine countermeasures to the French Navy
Thales delivered the first serial production system of mine countermeasure drones to the French Navy in December 2024. This ...
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French Navy
The French Marine Nationale flagship Charles de Gaulle and its carrier strike group (CSG) departed from Marseilles on Tuesday to begin the CSG’s first operational deployment of 2022, which will ...
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AFP, French Navy conduct maritime cooperative activity in WPS
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French, PH navies hold joint exercise
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the French Navy engaged in a maritime cooperative activity on Friday, marking ...