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• Clement Charpentreau
A French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000D crashed near Rogéville in northeastern France on Oct. 20 during a nighttime training flight. One of the two crew members is confirmed dead, while rescuers continue searching for the second; the aircraft was assigned to Escadron de Chasse 2/3 “Champagne.”
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A French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000D crashed near Rogéville in northeastern France on Oct. 20 during a nighttime training flight. One of the two crew members is confirmed dead, while rescuers continue searching for the second; the aircraft was assigned to Escadron de Chasse 2/3 “Champagne.”
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French lawmakers have proposed a symbolic €1 budget line for Dassault’s VORTEX spaceplane, aiming to press the government to explain how it intends to fund the project. The proposal puts the government’s financing plans for the spaceplane on the parliamentary agenda.
AllianceJet Malta has retired the only Dassault Falcon 7X in its fleet. The report does not specify when the aircraft left service or whether the operator plans to replace it, leaving the implications for the company’s fleet and capacity unclear.
Rolls-Royce has kicked off serial production of the Pearl 10X, the newest member of its business-jet engine family. The propulsion specialist is closing in on certification for the engine, which is selected to power Dassault’s Falcon 10X.
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A Dassault Falcon 50 carrying eight people, including actor Donnie Wahlberg, overran the runway at Harry Reid International Airport on Oct. 18 after an aborted takeoff, striking a perimeter fence. Everyone aboard was safe, and the incident prompted a temporary ground stop at the Las Vegas airport.
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With the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS project stalled, France is pursuing a domestically developed successor to the Rafale targeted for 2040 and advancing the Rafale F5 as an interim step. At the same time, the French Air and Space Force says it is flying its combat fleet above planned levels and wants fighter numbers reviewed in the next military programming law.
French Air and Space Force Rafale fighters and CN235 transports operated from civilian airports in Pau and Dinard in an exercise testing the service’s ability to disperse aircraft. The trial explores how military aircraft can continue operating when access to their usual bases is constrained.
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