French Air Force Chief Cannot Wait Until 2033 for New Rafale
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French Air Force chief cannot wait until 2033 for new Rafale
The Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force told senators that his service needs additional Rafales well before the fighter’s next standard becomes available, and that taking more Rafale F4 jets would be preferable to waiting for the F5. General Jérôme Bellanger appeared before the Senate foreign affairs, defense and armed forces committee on May 5, 2026, during hearings on the bill updating France’s 2024-2030 military programming law. …
Years go by, parliamentary hearings of its chiefs of staff follow one another, and the observation remains the same: the format of the Air & Space Force's [AAE] "fighter framework" is insufficient to allow it to "serenely" fulfill its operational contracts and thus avoid over-using its Rafales to the tune of 15... This article, "With the announced strengthening of deterrence, the Air Force will need many more Rafales and A330 MRTTs," first appea…
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