France's PEGASE 26 Mission to Deploy Rafale Fighters Across Arctic, Indo-Pacific, and Middle East
France's Air and Space Force announced its sixth major long-range air power deployment, PEGASE 26, launching in early September 2026. The 38-day mission will deploy four Rafale F4 fighters, three A330 MRTT tankers, and two A400M transport aircraft, supported by nearly 300 airmen. The operation covers three strategic regions: the Arctic (with stops in Greenland and Alaska for joint training with US forces), the Indo-Pacific (including Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and India), and the Middle East (with a stopover in Qatar and participation in exercise AMUN 26 with Egypt). The mission merges priorities from previous PEGASE editions, demonstrating France's ability to project combat power independently across continents and reinforce its global posture, including NATO's eastern flank and its Indo-Pacific presence.
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