The French Air and Space Force is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. Formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, it became an independent military branch in 1934 as the French Air Force. 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.
The Dassault Super Mystère is a French supersonic fighter-bomber and was the first Western European supersonic aircraft to enter mass production.
Air Base 115 Orange-Caritat is a French Air and Space Force base in Vaucluse, France. It is equipped with one runway and was named after Maurice de Seynes, a French-Soviet aircraft pilot. It is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Orange, a commune in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.
The Air Force branch of the Royal Romanian forces in World War II was officially named the Aeronautica Regală Română (ARR), or the Romanian Royal Aeronautics, though it is more commonly referred to in English histories as the Forțele Aeriene Regale ale României, or simply Forțele Aeriene Române. It provided support to land forces, carrying out reconnaissance and mounting air raids between other missions.
The Potez 75 was a low-cost, simple, ground-support, observation and launch aircraft for anti-tank missiles, designed and built in the early 1950s, for use in colonial conflicts. One hundred and fifteen were ordered in 1956, but cancelled in 1957.
The Morane-Saulnier MS.755 Fleuret was a prototype French two-seat jet trainer designed and built by Morane-Saulnier. It failed to gain any orders but was developed into the larger four-seat MS.760 Paris.
Escadron de Chasse 1/7 Provence is a French Air and Space Force fighter squadron currently stationed at BA 104 Al Dhafra Air Base which flies the Dassault Rafale B & C.
Escadrille SPA.48 was a unit of the French Air Force during World War I.
The Strategic Air Forces (FAS) is a command of the French Air and Space Force. It was created on January 14, 1964, and directs France's nuclear bombardment force.
Flotille 4F is a French Aeronavale aircraft squadron based at Base Aéronavale de Lann Bihoué and equipped with three Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, these aircraft are operated from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
Fighter Squadron 2/30 Normandie-Niemen is a French Air and Space Force fighter squadron which flies the Dassault Rafale C from BA 118 Mont-de-Marsan Air Base. During a dormant period in 2009, the squadron was equipped with Dassault Mirage F1CT fighters and stationed at the BA 132 Colmar-Meyenheim Air Base.
The Escadron de Chasse 3/30 Lorraine is a fighter Squadron of the French Air and Space Force located at BA 118 Mont-de-Marsan Air Base which flies the Dassault Rafale C.
The Groupe de ravitaillement en vol 2/91 Bretagne or Air Supply Group 2/91 Bretagne is a unit of the French Air and Space Force specialized in missions of air supply. Implanted on an Aerial Base, the unit is equipped with Boeing KC-135FR Stratotanker and Boeing C-135FR Stratolifter tanker/transports.
The 31e Escadre Aérienne de Ravitaillement et de Transport Stratégiques is an air refueling and transport unit of the French Air and Space Force activated on August 27, 2014 at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base. The wing's air refueling squadron is equipped with the French C-135FR model of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.
Escadron de Chasse 1/4 Gascogne is a squadron of the French Air and Space Force. It houses the Dassault Rafale and was the second unit of the French Air and Space Force to receive the aircraft.
The Escadron de Transformation Rafale 3/4 Aquitaine is an Operational conversion unit of the French Air and Space Force flying the Dassault Rafale, based at BA 113 Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base.
The Escadron de Chasse 2/4 Lafayette is a squadron of the French Air and Space Force. It is currently stationed at BA 113 Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base, and is equipped with the Dassault Rafale C. The squadron has a long history dating back to the First World War, and has seen service in the Second World War, the French Indochina War and Algeria. It is now a nuclear strike squadron.
The Air Forces Command is a command of the French Air and Space Force. It is headquartered at Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base.
Escadron d'Hélicoptères 3/67 Parisis is a French Air and Space Force Helicopter Squadron located at BA 107 Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base, Yvelines, France which operates the Eurocopter Fennec.
