French Ministry of Defense downplays risk of vessel targeting via GPS on connected devices (opex360.com)

• Le Monde located Charles de Gaulle via Strava data from a sailor in March 2026.
• Ministry: data was delayed, no real-time risk, ship never in danger.
• Sailor penalized for OpSec breach; general risk of GPS tracking acknowledged.

"The French Ministry of Defense has downplayed concerns that a sailor's use of the Strava app could have endangered the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. In a parliamentary response on June 2, the Ministry stated that geolocation data was transmitted in delayed time only when the command authorized connectivity, and the ship was never in danger."