French Air Force and Navy Flyover for Bastille Day Parade in Paris
G2 Solutions @ July 14, 2010 # No Comment Yet
How good is the Su-30?
G2 Solutions @ November 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Thanks to Steve Trimble and the Dew Line for the tip. We will comment later today.
French Air Force Buys A330 and Falcon 7X
G2 Solutions @ October 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A used A330 (ex-Air Caraibes) will be converted to become the new presidential airplane while ETEC will also received two brand new Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft. Total: about $400 million for airframes and installation of communications and protection equipments. One of the ETEC 65 A319 will be sold by the French government.
French Air Force Rafales begin their US Tour
G2 Solutions @ August 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
7ème Escadre’s Rafales are visiting Luke AFB on their way to Red Flag, what a contrast from 2003 when the FAF was disivinted from both Red Flag and Cope Thunder by then SecDef Rumsfeld: USAF Photo
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) — Approximately 20 French air force aircrews, 60 maintainers and support personnel and four [...]
France Qualifies Multirole F3 Rafale
mmerluzeau @ July 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
This will significantly enhances FAF Rafales overall capabilities and will also improve the aircraft export potential. With the addition of the Thales Damocles pod, FAF Rafales will no longer require Mirage 2000D support for target designation. Rafale is now also capable of firing AM-39 Exocet and is nuclear capable with the addition of the ASMPA [...]