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France will build new aircraft carrier, Macron tells troops

By Thomson Reuters Dec 21, 2025 | 8:13 AM

PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) – France will ‍build a new aircraft carrier to ‌boost ‌its capacities as a maritime power, President Emmanuel ​Macron told ‍French ​troops gathered ​at a ‍military base in Abu Dhabi on ‍Sunday.

“The decision to launch this ‍vast ‍programme ​was taken ​this ⁠week,” Macron ‌said.

(Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Andrew ⁠Heavens)