HMS Defender to provide air defense cover for carrier Charles de Gaulle

As a French naval task force lead by aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle departs for the Mediterranean, Royal Navy warship HMS Defender will join the group of ships to provide air defense cover.

D36 HMS Defender (11157430224)
By Mark Harkin (D36 HMS Defender) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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