French Rafales Conduct Navy’s Longest Fighter Projection Into Asia

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Rafale M conduct dissimilar air combat training with RSAF F-15SG and F-16s.

Credit: Chen Chuanren
SINGAPORE—Dassault Rafale M fighter jets embarked on French Navy carrier Charles de Gaulle have executed their longest force projection yet, flying 4,000 km (2,159 nm) from the Indian Ocean to Singapore. Under the banner of Mission Rastaban, three Rafale M departed the carrier as part of a naval...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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