EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — A Dassault Mirage 2000, Armee de l’Air (French Air Force), takes off for a mission during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1 here on April 10. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is …
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An extra 330 from the french airforce aerobatic team makes forced landing after suffering an engine failure during transit. Credit: Air and Space Army The Extra EA-330LC aerobatic aircraft of the French Air Force carried out a forced landing in a field after an apparent engine power loss. The aircraft …
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Credits: Unknown via Tom Antonov In 2004, an armed conflict took place between France and Côte d’Ivoire in which French Airforce destroyed entire Ivorian Airforce. On 6 November 2004, Ivorians launched an air attack on French peacekeepers in the northern part of Côte d’Ivoire who were stationed there as part …
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The first operational flight of a Rafale with a Meteor last week. (Photo: Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) on Mar. 4, 2021, French Air Force declared the Meteor Beyond Visual Range (BVR) radar-guided air-to-air missile operational after the first operational flight with a live missile. The aircraft, a Rafale …
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Credits: The Travelers Club The French Presidential Airbus A330 suffered damage to the left-hand winglet when it struck the wall of a hangar during towing. The wingtip of the A330 has punctured a hole in a hangar after the incident. The A332 arrived in Beirut on Monday under the callsign …
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Credits: Airbus French Air Force is now part of the small club of countries that can now conduct long-range helicopter operations with Mid-Air helicopter Refuelling capability. Two Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules tankers are operational with the French Air Force, meaning France now has its own mid-air refuelling capability for …
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Credits: yema Yema is a French watchmaking company based in Besançon, France. Since the 1970s, French watchmaker YEMA has worked in partnership with the French Air Force, supplying the military branch with high-performance timepieces to assist them in their operations. Now officially renewing their partnership, the brand has created a …
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On Thursday 25 July 2019, Armée de l’Air (French Air Force) Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E (number 2) belonging to the Patrouille de France, aerobatic display team, crash landed on a road near Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport, in the south of France. The pilot managed to eject and was injured. He’s currently being …
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A French Air Force pilot had the rare opportunity to fly an Indian Su-30MKI air superiority fighter designed in Russia during Garuda VI joint French-Indian air exercises – and he appears to have enjoyed the flight. The pilot took a sneak peek into one of India’s most modern warplanes developed …
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