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  • French Rafale Performs Jet Engine Swap-Out on Board Truman

    06/08/2010 11:10:19 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 6 replies · 56+ views
    Defense Talk ^ | 6/8/2010 | Air Force News
    As part of interoperability operations with the French Navy, a maintenance crew for the French aircraft Rafale F3 performed a jet engine swap-out on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) June 4. The Rafale, a fourth generation fighter jet capable of performing both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions embarked aboard CVN Charles de Gaulle (R 91), was conducting carrier qualifications on board Truman. "The French have conducted many carrier qualifications (CQs) with U.S. aircraft carriers in the past. However, this is the first time that an engine swap-out with a foreign navy has been done on a U.S. carrier," said...