Strava's Fitness App Exposed the Real-Time Location of a French Aircraft Carrier
By Bruce Gil
Published on March 20, 2026.
A French sailor has exposed the location of the country's flagship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, via the popular fitness app Strava. The running route on StravA indicated that the carrier's presence in the Mediterranean Sea was not a secret. Satellite images later showed the aircraft carrier roughly six kilometers from where the run was recorded. This incident is part of what Le Monde has dubbed the "StravaLeaks". The Pentagon banned deployed personnel from using geolocation features on both government and personal devices for apps like fitness trackers in designated operational areas in 2018.
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