MANILA, Feb. 21 -- French carrier strike group (CSG), composed of aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort, is set to arrive in Subic Bay and Manila as part of its Clemenceau 25 mission in the Indo-Pacific region, the French Embassy in Manila said Friday.

The CSG will take an operational break in the two locations on Feb. 22, marking its first stopover in the country.

Before this, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will conduct air interactions with the Navy Rafale of the embarked carrier air wing.

A destroyer of the CSG will also take part in a "bilateral interaction" with BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Gregorio Del Pilar in a still unidentified area.

Since Feb. 5, the CSG's Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft have been positio...