France Orders 12 Rafale Jets to Replace Aircraft Sold to Greece Our Bureau 3085
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French Defence Minister Florence Parly today announced an order for 12 Rafale fighter jets to replace those of the French Air Force and Space (FAF&S) transferred to Greece.
The delivery of these 12 Rafale to the FAF&S is expected in 2025. This order will allow the French forces Rafale fleet to be renewed: the replacement of second-hand planes and sensors purchased by Greece will allow the Air and Space Army to have new equipment at the latest standards, therefore at the best capacity level.
The General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) will be launching the first orders from Dassault Aviation, Safran and Thales in February. Following the sale of 12 second-hand aircraft out of the 18 sold to Greece, this order will enable the Air and Space Army to have, by the end of 2025, 129 Rafale with capacities operational changes, in accordance with the objectives of the 2019-2025 Military
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France Test-fires Strategic Nuclear Missile, ASMPA from Rafale Jet Our Bureau 3696
Rafale jet carrying ASMPA missile underneath. MBDA image
French strategic nuclear air-to-ground medium-range missile (ASMPA) was test fired for the first time from an Air Force Rafale jet yesterday.
The missile, developed by MBDA, was fired from a Dassault Aviation Rafale aircraft, as part of a program under the supervision of the French armaments agency, DGA, which took off from an air base in Cazaux on December 9.
In tests missiles used are “inert” - without a warhead but having all the electronics and functionalities of the real ASMPA.
Throughout its flight phase, the missile was monitored by DGA Missile Tests at Biscarosse, Hourtin and Quimper, with the participation of DGA flight tests, a French MoD release said.
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