French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered work to begin on a replacement for his country’s flagship, the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
Sunday’s announcement comes at the end of a year where President Donald Trump constantly told Europe to take more responsibility for its own defence and protection and to rely less on U.S. assets.
AFP reports the current French aircraft carrier, the only such nuclear-powered carrier warship the U.S. Navy, entered service in 2001 following more than a decade of construction.
“In line with the last two military programming laws, and after a thorough and comprehensive review, I have decided…
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