Video – French Rafale Fighter Jets Patrol The Skies Over Poland

MONT-DE-MARSAN AIR BASE, FRANCE – French Air Force (FAF) Rafale fighter jets are patrolling the skies over Poland, supporting their allies in the Polish Air Force. Since February 24, 2022 Rafale fighter jets from Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in southern France have been flying air patrol missions over Poland, augmenting the Polish Air Force’s standing air policing efforts, as well as those of U.S. Air Force … Continue reading Video – French Rafale Fighter Jets Patrol The Skies Over Poland

FLYHIGH.NEWSMarch 8, 2022March 9, 2022Leave a comment

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VIDEO – THE FRENCH AIR FORCE’S OPERATIONAL PERMANENCE

FRANCE – The Armée de l’air (French Air Force) permanently ensures the protection of French airspace under the responsibility of Prime Minister Macron – including the ability to take threats into account in any form, as well as giving assistance to aircraft in difficulty. In 2019 alone, more than 200 abnormal situations required the intervention of French Air Force’s air superiority fighters like the Rafale … Continue reading VIDEO – THE FRENCH AIR FORCE’S OPERATIONAL PERMANENCE

FLYHIGH.NEWSJuly 31, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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PATROUILLE DE FRANCE JET CRASHED AT PERPIGNAN AIRPORT IN FRANCE

PERPIGNAN-RIVESALTES, FRANCE – Alpha Jet #2 of French Air Force Aerobatics Team Patrouille de France, crashed this morning at Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) in the South of France, near the Spanish border. The pilot survived the crash, but was slightly injured. The Alpha Jet of Patrouille de France exited the runway at the Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport this morning, but the jet ended on a road which borders the … Continue reading PATROUILLE DE FRANCE JET CRASHED AT PERPIGNAN AIRPORT IN FRANCE

FLYHIGH.NEWSJuly 25, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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FRANCE AND INDIA – JOINT TACTICAL EXERCISE GARUDA 2019

MONT-DE-MARSAN, FRANCE – From July 1 to 12, French Rafales, French Mirage 2000s and Indian Flankers operated together during joint tactical exercise GARUDA 2019 in France. The Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed 4 Su-30MKI Flankers, belonging to the 15th Wing (based at Bareily AFS), along with an Il-78MKI Midas aerial refueler from the 78th Sqn (based at Agra AFS), to Mont-de-Marsan in France for Exercise … Continue reading FRANCE AND INDIA – JOINT TACTICAL EXERCISE GARUDA 2019