Published Mar 20, 2026, 10:32 AM ET · Updated 8 months ago · 2 sources

France takes ‘appropriate measures’ after sailor’s jogging app exposes aircraft carrier’s location

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PARIS (AP) — France says it’s taking “appropriate measures” after a naval officer’s use of the Strava exercise app inadvertently enabled journalists to geolocate the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle that is in the Mediterranean to help protect French and allied assets and interests during the Iran war. The carrier’s deployment this month was not a secret and its commander has even briefed journalists by video link from aboard the nuclear-powered 42,000-ton vessel. Still, the French newspaper