Aircraft evacuating Kabul divert near Pakistan airspace
Multiple aircraft taking part in missions to evacuate people from Kabul diverted near the Pakistan border, with no…
French Air Force
40 articles
Stay informed about the French Air Force and its activities. Explore news about aircraft, missions, exercises, capabilities, deployments, and any updates.
Rafale F4 fighter jet pilots to wear augmented reality helmets
Thales received an order from the Directorate General for Armaments (DGA), the French defense procurement agency, for 350…
French Mirage 2000 crashes in Mali, crew safe
A French Dassault Mirage 2000D crashed in a deserted area of the region of Hombori, central Mali, on…
French fighter pilot reports traumatic “attack run” hazing
A French fighter pilot filed a legal complaint after being subjected to an unusual and traumatizing hazing, as…
French Rafale F3R fighter reaches full operational capability
The French Air and Space Army and the French Navy signed the operational entry into service of the…
Russia intercepts French military aircraft near Crimea [Video]
The Russian Air Force intercepted a flight group of three military aircraft from the French Air Force over…
Power outage in France after Rafale fighter jet cuts electric cable
A Rafale fighter jet hit a power line near Castellet, southeastern France, depriving locals of electricity for hours…
Indian and French Air Forces to conduct joint exercise
Starting from January 20, 2021, an air group of the French Air Force will visit several countries, namely…
French Air Force receives first modernized Mirage 2000D
The French Air Force received the first modernized Mirage 2000D on January 7, 2020. The aircraft will now…
French dog becomes first to parachute with oxygen mask
For the first time ever, a military working dog parachuted wearing an oxygen system. The test-jump took place…
Airbus A400M deployed to airlift COVID-19 patients around France
An Airbus A400M of the French Air Force landed on the tarmac of Nantes-Atlantique airport. Onboard the exceptional…
French Mirage 2000 fighters kill 50 Islamic insurgents in Mali
During an operation of the French military in the Sahel region, airstrikes carried out by Dassault Mirage 2000D…
France to place Dassault Rafale fighter jet emergency order
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces confirmed an order for 12 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation…
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…
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…