France Advances Rafale F5 as Pegase 2026 Sends Rafales and Support Aircraft to Alaska
France has begun Pegase 2026, deploying Rafale fighters alongside A330 MRTT Phénix tankers and A400M Atlas transports to Alaska via Greenland and Canada. Separately, contracts awarded to Dassault Aviation, Thales, MBDA France and Safran launch development of Rafale F5 systems ahead of qualification around 2033.