France orders three additional Airbus A330 MRTT tankers
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces placed a firm order for a new batch of three A330…
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Airbus delivers third A330 MRTT to France four months early
The French Ministry of Armed Forces took delivery of the third Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)…
French training jet cockpit explodes after birdstrike
An Alphajet of the French Air Force had to request an emergency landing at La Rochelle airport (LRH)…
Fighter jet crash averted by defect in civil ejection incident
On March 20, 2019, a civilian passenger was accidentally ejected from a twin-seat Rafale B fighter jet as…
Lockheed Martin delivers first French KC-130J Super Hercules
The first KC-130J Super Hercules of the French Armée de l’Air landed at Orléans-Bricy Air Base on September…
Private Mirage F1 makes maiden flight in the United States
Five years after its retirement from the French Armée de l’air, the Mirage F1 completed its maiden flight…
France to establish its own Space Force
A day before the 14th of July national celebrations, President of France Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of…
French Rafale fleet partially grounded pending safety review
Part of the Rafale fleet of the French Air Force is currently grounded as a precautionary measure while…
Crash of French Mirage 2000D, two pilots dead
A Dassault Mirage 2000D of the French Air Force disappeared from radar on January 9, 2019, around noon…