French Rafale intercepts Russian Tu-214 tied to FSB leadership
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French Rafale intercepts Russian Tu-214 tied to FSB leadership
The French Air and Space Force released a summary of its four-month deployment to NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, including a photograph of a Rafale fighter intercepting a Russian Tupolev Tu-214 over the Baltic Sea. The French service, known as the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace, posted the recap on X, crediting the detachment […]
From April 1 to July 31, 2026, two French Rafale fighter squadrons carried out 39 interception missions over the Baltic Sea as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission. This included the interception of an FSB air command post. The French Ministry of Defense reported this.
During their four-month patrol, the French fighters also got to do real-life combat missions.
The Air and French Space Army Rafale C and B accumulated more than 540 flight hours and 39 Alpha Scramble missions in their most recent deployment in the Baltic. The Gauls contingents, integrated with the 71st Baltic Air Surveillance deployment, operated from the Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania, carrying out [...] The Air and French Space Army Rafale entry accumulated 540 flight hours and 39 Alpha Scramble missions in their recent deployment in t…
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