French aircraft carrier group moving into Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier group is moving into the Red ​Sea and Gulf of Aden as ​part of efforts by France and Britain ⁠to prepare for a future mission ​to help freedom of navigation on the Strait ​of Hormuz, France's military said on Wednesday.
The French Armed Forces ministry said in a statement that the aircraft carrier ​group had crossed the Suez Canal on ​Wednesday, en route to the south of the Red ‌Sea.