French Rafale flew reconnaissance flight over Syria

A French Air Force Rafale, equipped with a RECO NG pod, has been flown over Syria for the country’s first surveillance flight in Syria.

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Photo: French Air Force

The six and a half hour mission was made possible with aerial refueling from a KC-135R tanker.

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