France's air chief warns that its fighter fleet is overstretched as just two new Rafales are expected in 2027, alongside ...

The second edition of Tarang Shakti brought together the Indian Air Force and air forces from seven countries.

France formally retired the last of its Boeing KC-135 tankers on 30 June, bringing to an end an operational run with the type which began in 1964. Marked during a ceremony at Istres air base, the ...

The French air force has made a first operational deployment with its newly upgraded Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000D RMV combat aircraft, sending a pair of the jets to support a security commitment in ...

The French Air Force plans to fly crewed fighter jets in collaboration with AI-powered combat drones in 2028, under project Hypairion.

LYON, France—The French Air and Space Force is preparing to receive MBDA Mica NG air-to-air missiles—an upgrade from the current Mica—as part of the Rafale’s arsenal in two years. The Mica NG will ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The military exercise called Pegase 26 aims to ...

A mock-up of a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter aircraft is on display at the Paris Air Show in June 2023. (Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images) ROME — Reports of infighting between partners on ...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Four fighter jets rose into the air over a French military base and settled into formation at the start of a 40-day flight taking them through the icy Arctic and ...

In his long-awaited nuclear deterrence speech, French President Emmanuel Macron laid out his new doctrine of “forward deterrence” (dissuasion avancée) and — for the first time in history — offered to ...

PARIS–Preparing for potential Russian aggression in the coming years, the French Air And Space Force is working to improve air base defenses against drones, an agency official said March 9. The ...