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French Navy New Rafale M F3-R Achieves Full Operational Capability

French Navy (Marine Nationale) and French Air Force (armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) Rafale M in their latest variant, dubbed F3-R standard, reached full operational capability (FOC) and have now entered full operational service. [...] According to the French ministry of armed forces, full operational service for the new aircraft was decided by the chiefs of staffs of each service (Navy and Air Force) on 8 March 2021.

The decision comes after the development and implementation within the two services of tactics that take full advantage of the new capabilities of the omni-role aircraft enabled by the F3-R standard, in particular those provided by the METEOR long-range air-to-air missile and the TALIOS laser target designator.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...apability/

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