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A joint test team from the French Navy’s Fleet Support and the Naval Aeronautics Experimentation Center (CEPA/10S) and the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 are leading flight tests that will enable the French fighter jet Dassault Rafale to aerial refuel with naval aviation’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler. The tanker qualification partnership paves the way for an extended reach and enhanced interoperability for allied airpower. (U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt)
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.13.2025 10:16 |
| Photo ID: | 9032668 |
| VIRIN: | 250428-O-JQ696-6927 |
| Resolution: | 7105x4737 |
| Size: | 3.82 MB |
| Location: | PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND, US |
| Web Views: | 74 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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