France: AASM 1000 guided bomb qualified for use on Rafale F4 aircarft
France has qualified Safran’s AASM 1000 smart munition for use on the Rafale F4 standard fighter. It will be used by the French Air Force and Navy.
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French Rafale joins German Eurofighters for short-term deployment
The French Air and Space force conducted a temporary deployment of one Rafale fighter aircraft from Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, to join the German fighter detachment at Ämari Air Base, Estonia.
Dassault Aviation: resumption of Rafale aircraft deliveries to France
On 29 December 2022, Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac plant delivered Rafale B359 (F3R standard) to the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement agency).
UK Typhoons and French Rafale fighters side by side in the Eastern Mediterranean
In a demonstration of Joint Air Power capability, Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets conducted Air Integration training with Rafale fighter jets alongside the Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group on December 16.