EventFrance’s Pegase 26 flight carried four Rafale jets across 25,000 miles, stopping in Greenland, Alaska, the Persian Gulf and Egypt, to demonstrate interoperability with allies such as the US, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and India and reinforce France’s commitment to freedom of navigation amid growing Arctic accessibility and geopolitical competition.
French Rafale jets launched a 40,000‑km mission that crossed three continents via an Arctic route to the Indo‑Pacific, underscoring the strategic value of Arctic air corridors and France’s cooperation with Denmark and other allies.
France’s Pegase 26 flight carried four Rafale jets across 25,000 miles, stopping in Greenland, Alaska, the Persian Gulf and Egypt, to demonstrate interoperability with allies such as the US, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and India and reinforce France’s commitment to freedom of navigation amid growing Arctic accessibility and geopolitical competition.