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On 10 September 2020, it assumed its current name, the French Air and Space Force, to reflect an "evolution of its mission" into the area of outer space. [2] The number of aircraft in service with the French Air and Space Force varies depending on the source; the Ministry of Armed Forces gives a figure of 658 aircraft in 2014.
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service [3] Notes Combat aircraft; Dassault Rafale: France Multirole M: 41 [3] 12 on order [3] AWACS; Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye: United States AEW&C 3 [3] 3 on order [3] Maritime patrol; Bréguet 1150 Atlantic: France ASW / Maritime patrol 22 [3] Dassault Falcon 20: France Maritime patrol 5 [3] Dassault Falcon ...
Nieuport 28. France has used many military aircraft both in the French Air and Space Force, and other branches of its armed forces.Multiple aircraft were designed and built in France, but many aircraft from elsewhere, or part of joint ventures have been used as well.
The latter was reactivated in 2010 on Al Dhafra Air Base, in the United Arab Emirates. In 2016, the Escadron was transferred temporary to Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base on June 24, 2016, before joining Mont-de-Marsan Air Base. BA 112 Reims – Champagne Air Base (1961 to 2005) BA 104 Al Dhafra Air Base (2010 to 2016)
The Escadron de Chasse 2/4 Lafayette (Fighter Squadron 2/4 La Fayette) is a squadron of the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace). It is currently stationed at BA 113 Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base (ICAO: LFSI), and is equipped with the Dassault Rafale C. [1] The squadron has a long history dating back to the First World War, and has seen service in the Second World ...
Micky Axton (1919–2010), one of the first three Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) to be trained as a test pilot; first woman to fly a B-29; Lilian Bland flying the Mayfly in 1911. She built the aircraft herself to become the first woman to fly in Ireland. Asli Hassan Abade, First African female fighter jet pilot. A prominent Somali Air ...
January 14 – At the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, a U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command B-58 Hustler sets a new world speed record for a flight carrying a 2,000-kilogram (4,409-pound) payload over a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) course, averaging 1,284.73 mph (2,067.57 km/h).
The aircraft served as a jet trainer in the Finnish Air Force between 1958 and 1988 until superseded by BAe Hawks. A total of 21 Magisters were destroyed in accidents, six with fatal outcome. The usual Finnish Air Force nickname for the aircraft was Kukkopilli because of the unique sound of the Turbomeca Marboré turbojet.