France is making plans to build a next-generation aircraft carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle. The new carrier will have the same aircraft launch and recovery systems as the US's newest carriers.

Richelieu fled Brest days ahead of the German army, 95 percent complete and carrying Bank of France gold. A British torpedo ...

France's four Le Triomphant-class ballistic-missile submarines carry the entire French nuclear deterrent. Each 14,000-ton boat is propelled by a nuclear reactor, can reach more than 25 knots submerged ...

Among the many ships diverted via Cape Town by the war in Iran this month were the French Navy’s assault ship Dixmude and its stealth frigate Aconit. Dixmude was conspicuous in the harbour, since it ...

France’s Navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday (January 22, 2026) intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that travelled from Russia, in a mission ...

ADDIS ABABA, March 12 (Reuters) - Ethiopia and France agreedtheir first military cooperation accord on Tuesday, a deal thatincludes helping the landlocked nation build a navy, as Parisseeks to boost ...

France's Navy Intercepts an Oil Tanker in the Mediterranean Sailing From Russia PARIS (AP) — France’s navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday intercepted an oil ...