French Rafale fighter jets operate with USS George H.W. Bush

[@corvanphoenix]

This is outstanding! I hope the Rafale & the USN have many adventures! It's a great opportunity for both nations to see each others toys.

[@merl510]

You could buy à hundred of them 😀

[@klausschelling8159]

The French Rafale is just an unbelievably good looking fighter. And one of the top 2 , top 3 fighters in the world, with the Raptor.

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

I'm glad you said F22 Raptor and not F35 Fat Amy ...

[@PrintScreen.]

F-35 is second place

[@pierrevilley6675]

@@PrintScreen. well, it is nowhere near the same level of performance as the F-22 or the rafale, it is far less maneuvrable, and its range and payload are a joke. It is extremely expensive both to acquire and maintain, and its main advantage, the VTOL capability, is of no use to nuclear contries (like France or the US) which don't have to worry about airport being destroyed, and that have CATOBAR aircraft carriers. As for its "stealthness" bear in mind that the F-22 is already showing its limits, and that the F-35 has a much bigger radar signature. So, no, the F-35 is an engineering Marvel, but tactically speaking, it is just an other useless expensive-ass aircraft that sells only through lobbyism.

[@MirrorBusta2nd]

@@pierrevilley6675 the F-22 is more expensive than the F-35

[@javerstv]

@@pierrevilley6675 That's a lot of hate off of mostly unavailable information, you have no idea how maneuverable the F-35 is, and if you're going to quote the dogfighting trials from years ago, then I can't take you seriously. That's been debunked so many times now. It is not expensive to acquire, it is expensive to maintain, especially its RAM (more resilient RAM is something being worked on). It has a larger RCS, supposedly, but it's still going to be pretty damn low. Its main advantages are its radar, information linking, and extremely high SA. All 3 of those things are massively important in BVR. Maneuverability? Lmao, Fox 3. I'm not going to say the plane is without fault; high maintenance costs are a big deal, but a lot of what you're saying is either baseless and/or makes no sense.

[@jeezus557]

Something that will never cease to impress me is the different ways in which engineers from different countries approach the same "problem" of creating a top tier aircraft. seeing the different planes from Europe like the Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon or SAAB Gripen, etc be similar in many design aspects and still different in and unique in their own ways makes you wonder how the US engineers made crafts that seem for the most part so drastically different in their design from other planes around the world. Such an intriguing thing to see

[@chrismair8161]

I want them to hit the third wire and have a knuckle tap over a Coffee. Could be Tea.. Dunno yet.

[@jakubskowronski3016]

There is only one reason - the metric system.

[@Lol-rx7sx]

Les USA, avec leurs moyens financiers, peuvent se permettre plus de"folies", et même des avions spécialisé, en france un seul avion doit pouvoir tout faire, et surtout, il faut qu'il soit efficace, donc réussi.

[@miguelmarcos1971]

@@Lol-rx7sx mais, comme totte cheuse qui fait beaucoup des rôles ne sera pas aussi bon que un cheuse qui fait un rôl uniquement, mais it peut être très similaire en capacités. C'est ton choix quelle philosophie tu préfères. Sorry if my french is rusty, i tried.

[@bonjourtoi3894]

J'aimerais bien que le Canada achète des Rafales. L'achat de Rafales avec des F35 serait vraiment très L'OTAN et le NORAD serait gagnant. Pourquoi pas une flotte de Mistral répartie sur les côtes du Pacifique de l'Atlantique.

[@danypostika5175]

This is pretty cool tbh, I love how the french developed such an impressive multirole aircraft which can also be operated on aircraft carriers alongside the US super hornets Greetings from Italy

[@RedTail1-1]

Because the French are the only Navy that also use CATOBAR on their Carriers.

[@BugattiONE666]

Worlds one and only Omnifighter

[@TheThewulasvegas]

As an old Air Force guy I have to say this is fucking cool.

[@shortchange26]

As an old Navy guy stationed at WSMR I made a few trips to Holloman and watched you guys do some pretty crazy shit too!

[@MaghrebinMUSLIM43]

TOUT SA POUR FAIRE DES VICTIMES

[@francisdusseault9400]

@@MaghrebinMUSLIM43 Aux ennemies, en effet. Si vous vous sentez concerné, continuer a payer vos taxes et impôts en occident

[@afterburner94]

I'd like to point out to my fellow American viewers who might also be interested in joint US-French capabilities that a fair amount of French Navy pilots trainees are required, as part of their French flight certification course, to train and live at NAS Meridian in MS for months to get qualified on US Navy processes and flying T-45s. Failing to do so will not certify them to fly for the French Navy. Goes to show how important it is for the French Navy to be as perfect as it can be in interoperability with the US Navy. This joint training has been around for decades and is rightfully so prided by all French Navy personnel who spent some months of their life in Meridian. So you can imagine that these Rafales pilots landing on US carriers feel a bit like going home in a certain way. This is unheard of even in Europe we don't have this level of cooperation. FYI, F/A-18s are also routinely landing on Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft Carrier since it's been built to be fully interoperable with US hardware. Cheers from France folks.

[@dickburt69]

That is awesome info. Thanks. The quality of French pilots is undeniable when they can seamlessly operate on a foreign aircraft carrier. Naval aviation is on a whole other level.

[@olivierpuyou3621]

Not really no, French pilots have the impression of coming home + their girlfriend's house and their mother's house, when we see the size of the US Navy aircraft carriers. On the other hand, when an American pilot lands on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, it seems that he has to close one eye in order to aim better. This is obviously a little joke.😉

[@sethikablip8607]

​@@olivierpuyou3621well at the end of the day Rafale is much more effective in landing in a carrier than a f-35 in a us carrier about 30s instead of 45 which is a big deal so Charles de Gaulle is almost as capable as a Gerald R Ford carrier

[@sibelius66]

Dear Us friend, I may say you are so right and, as french, so proud to belong to a great democracy as you ! Please don't forget that France is the leader in Europe in so many areas : maritime, nucléaire, french-tech, spatiale, militaire, géopolitique, diplomatique, culturel, linguistique (après nos chers voisins anglais..., certes), gastronomique (il n'y a pas photo !!), touristique, alimentaire, touristique, énergétique, etc...

[@robboinnz]

I had no idea, thanks for that. Impressive.

[@philchristmas4071]

🇺🇸🤝🇫🇷 Our 1st and oldest ally.

[@lanarelaxchannel]

🇱🇷💛🇨🇵

[@docteurtnt736]

from flag but close XD@@lanarelaxchannel love from France

[@yeeet1198]

lmaoo

[@ManuCath]

It's an one way relationship... Remember the australian submarines... Henry Kissinger was right...

[@jamesmasztalerz5930]

Must have been a honour for the shooter to be able to help launch a French fighter off the deck

[@thibaultmarandon9969]

the French are the best allies of the USA, I'm happy to see them cooperating 🇨🇵🇺🇸🪖

[@gringologie9302]

T'es au courant que les américains nous chient à la gueule ?

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

@@Subotaï01 De Gaulle avait déjà compris tout celà

[@Subotaï01]

@@dominiqueroudier9401 Exactement. Même s'il ne supportait pas les " amerloques "...

[@michaelisangeluskaiser556]

@@gringologie9302 our civilians are nothing like the military mon ami clean honor. 4th highest world murder rate 1st highest world prison population. Viva la legión 🇫🇷 💪 VIVA 🇫🇷 France bon soiree Monsieur

[@thesaltyhotdog3761]

@@michaelisangeluskaiser556 Ça se voit que t'es pas français

[@pascal9719]

Vive U.S. Navy, la France et l aéronavale Rafale M. MERCI pour la vidéo !

[@jeangabrielkahane2961]

I am pleasantly surprised . No white flag jokes on this thread ? As a Frenchman, I appreciate.😃

[@arrow-flight]

The French and US flags still fly together at Normandy and in many of the surrounding communities. Great partners!

[@larimejohnson]

Co-operation and respect is what makes allies stronger 👍. 🇫🇷🇺🇸

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Brother Jean, you French were there to help us Americans win our independence in our 1776 Revolution. We will never forget your valor then. Merci, dear French friend! 🇺🇸💛🇫🇷

[@johnmartin8733]

You won't hear that here, cause the world knows that some of the best aircraft come out of France.

[@marktaylor4906]

You guys are our oldest allies. We joke alot in the US, but if France were attacked the US would come to her defense. The Rafale is also a great aircraft, it would annhilate any Russian airframe i have no doubt

[@joydivision7418]

beautiful friendship between French army and US army.....(let say between Europe and USA) as a Frenc man , I would like to take this opportunity to honor the memory of all american soldiers died in Europe to defend our freedoms.

[@pomade34]

and all french soldiers who died in America for the creation of USA

[@higgs923]

I began my service in NAVAIR during the Vietnam era. At the time, the USS Lexington (CVT-16} was used full time to carrier qualify pilots. I was stationed with an advanced jet training squadron in South Texas. Our pilots practiced carrier landing onshore using the duty runways which were marked like carrier decks and equipped with meatball mirrors. On carrier practice days an LSO (Landing Signal Officer) would be in place. Pilots saw the boat for the first time on carqual day. They had to shoot three bounces off of the angle deck with the hook up and then a trap (Arrested landing), and a cat shot. A bolter (Aircraft waved off by the LSO) did not automatically disqualify a pilot though it helped them very much to grab that No. 3 wire on their next attempt. We hosted some allied pilots as observers and we graduated a number of carrier qualified USAF pilots. You never forget your first trap because of that bang when you grab the wire. Side note: When I joined the squadron we were flying Grumman F9F-8 and TAF-9J Cougars. When I left we were flying Douglas A-4 and TA-4J Skyhawks. Both were superb aircraft. The Cougars were the most interesting because when you shot a bounce the aircraft would drop close to fifteen feet when you rolled off of the angle. The flight deck was roughly forty feet above the water.

[@TitaniumBaalak]

Lots of love from INDIA 🇺🇸❣️🇮🇳❣️🇲🇫

[@David-nu6kw]

I'd love to see this with my coffee every morning.

[@jacobzimmermann59]

I believe the Rafale is the only non-US fighter that's certified to operate on US air carriers.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

When I was on the Roosevelt we had British Harriers land on our deck quite frequently. Mostly for fuel. The deck guys hated them because they tore up our nonskid. The heat was so strong coming off the Pegasus engine that it just melted the deck down to bare metal in a 3 foot circle. If we had a bunch of them they would always spot them in the same area as to not damage any more of the deck than needed. A sacrificial patch. But I never saw a fixed wing tail hook aircraft from another nation make a trap landing, catapult takeoff. Just helo's and Harriers.

[@corvanphoenix]

Imagine having to watch F-35B's landing on your deck! Still, it's an invaluable asset for the VSTOL jets. Thanks for putting up with it Navy! ❤️

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

France is the only country with jets qualified to land and takeoff with catapult from US carriers and vise versa. In fact, only 2 countries build nuclear aircraft carriers, France and the US. China is coming but it's new for her.

[@corvanphoenix]

@@johndoe-cd9vt I've known about the De Gaulle for years - didn't know she was nuclear powered! Wikipedia says her top speed is 27 kt 🤣 Yeah, I don't think so. ☺️ I also didn't know about French pilots being able to land on US carriers! That's tre magnific!

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

@@corvanphoenix ? for your information... The nuclear thing started in France, the radium has been discovered in Paris (by Marie Currie, the first woman to win the nobel price.. type "radioactive movie" on youtube to watch the trailer). France is the only country after the US who managed to create the nuclear bomb by himself. She is also the 3rd nuclear power + the 3rd weapon seller in the world. France had more than 4 aircraft aircraft carriers in the past, but stopped / sold them and decided to replace them by 1 nuclear carrier. Now France is building the next generation, the PANG, a bigger nuclear aircraft carrier that will carry her 6th gen fighter jet + the next gen rafales.

[@corvanphoenix]

@@johndoe-cd9vt Yeah I knew about Currie & the sacrifice she was unwittingly paying with her research. I just didn't know France used nuke power in her navy apart from her subs. I know a great deal about France's military exports, technologies, & her long military history. If you're a Francophile, have no doubt that anyone following military issues knows about France's key role in many spheres.

[@chrishackett554]

Very interesting that the French Rafale was engineered with compatible arresting and nose gear for operations from USA carriers. Very good strategic planning.

[@TheNefastor]

We're part of NATO. Quite probable that CATOBAR equipment is covered by one STANAG or another, same way our rifles can use the same ammo, etc...

[@TheBooban]

@@TheNefastor France does not manufacture catapults. They buy them from the US so they are the same. The next carrier, the Pang (what a cool name), will use US emals system.

[@TheNefastor]

@@TheBooban just because we bought our catapults from the US doesn't mean they had to be compatible. That compatibility is a choice. Not ever Rafale we sell to foreign countries is the same as ours, i.e. the radios would be completely different. We chose to be compatible because we're allies, it was never an obligation (other than through treaties and alliance rules, maybe). The US had to buy-in as well. To remain compatible, they can't make major changes to how their catapults connect to planes. Same way Google can't change Android too much without breaking every phone manufacturer's products. I'm glad we've got such a close relationship that we get to buy EMALS catapults for the PA-NG. Shows we're still very much friends.

[@VegasFan3000]

@@TheBooban PANG is the name of the Carrier Class, the first one will get the name of a famous french military staff or the name of a region like all the others before it.

[@RocketToTheMoose]

Keep in mind that the French have operated US aircraft from their carriers for a long time, first with the F-8 Crusader, and then the E-2 Hawkeye, which the French Navy still uses.

[@memepasmal77]

French pilots must be comfortable landing on such a large ship, which is not the case for Americans on a French aircraft carrier

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

when you come from the sky any boat is small : )

[@memepasmal77]

Not for french aeronavale

[@alex-ragnarson3482]

@@johndoe-cd9vt But the Charles de Gaulle is pretty small in comparison of the Us Navy SuperCarrier...

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

@@alex-ragnarson3482 It is, it's a decision of the manufacturer. He doesn't want to build huge boats, big means expensive to maintain (and also way easier to target...)

[@alex-ragnarson3482]

@@johndoe-cd9vt Yes, that's kind of the French doctrine. Smaller but faster units

[@RetiredSailor60]

Fair Winds and Following Seas shipmates from a retired OS1

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

India just confirmed that the Rafale won against the F18 they will soon make their official announcement

[@gatorflea2788]

Thumbs up for the sailors on the steel beach giving Honorable service !

[@Raptorman0909]

It is without a doubt one of the prettiest fighters around, a match for the early version f-16's. The canard might limit top speed and increase drag and fuel consumption, but in a fight it's nice to have that amount of control authority. I've seen some pretty impressive airshow performances -- one, in Switzerland I think, the pilot of a Refale put on a really impressive show and ended it by: climbing up then shutting the engines down and lowering the landing gear and, flying inverted and heading away from the runway it continues the curve and when completing the curve to be right-side up he was in line with and at the right altitude to come in for a landing. One of the greatest performances I've ever seen.

[@UltraMagaFan]

The Frenchmen sure do know how to make a fighter jet. The rafale is one of my favorites.

[@kolerick]

I will not speak of which is better between Rafale and others, since us civilian rarely get the full and honest data package about the capabilities of the fighter planes, and imo, the look of the Rafale is the best (the most elegant) for now.

[@danielcomte3317]

MERCI 👍😉🇫🇷🇺🇸

[@foxy-48514]

​@@kolericka lot of documents are posted since most of all modern aircrafts are quite old now, the Rafale is the best, followed by the viggen, which is followed by the eurofighter, f22 and su57

[@kolerick]

@@foxy-48514 what appear on documents doesn't tell what happen in a real fight... just picture that: with the opposition of F16 and some Russian fighter, it will be the first time there is a true fight between so called gen4 fighters on a large scale (if it does happen) everything we did have until now was gen4 to gen5 against gen3 at best so yes, the Rafale does show promises and did test well in competition. It's only lacking in the passive stealth department... but the true test will always be the fight against equivalent planes... and neither western planes nor Russian or Chinese, etc, have had a serious fight against an equivalent opponent yet. Theory and disclosed data tell us the capabilities of each, but then again, the Russian were claiming many things before their invasion of Ukraine and experience did show us that many of those claim were unfounded, the frog trying to pass for a bull, paper tigers... I don't expect westerner to also disclose everything, be it bad nor good. The first rule of war is to fool your "enemy".

[@DrakePlayz0305]

Very cool to see that the French naval pilots are just as skilled as the US navy pilots!!

[@RaySqw785]

they are used to land on 1/3 less carrier, so an airport,

[@Le.Renard.de.la.Pervenche]

Nice 👍 🇫🇷🤝🇺🇸 :)

[@philippelahlah4024]

🇫🇷💔🇺🇸 🇫🇷❤🌹🇷🇺

[@willwozniak2826]

OUTSTANDING! Cool to see our Allies work together with each others Tech.....God Bless the US NAVY AND OUR ALLIES!

[@romrom9761]

Especialy the FRENCH. YOUR OLDEST ALLY.😇

[@labechamel75]

Vive le Rafale et vive la France! 🇫🇷

[@Blackmoon9u9]

What do you say stinky cheese?

[@grayfullbuster9137]

​@@sibelius66Tell some of your countrymen to stop acting so arrogant to usa alot of French men hate USA

[@XXX-lg1sq]

@@grayfullbuster9137 Cessez vos ingérences criminelles dans les affaires européenes.

[@cocolasticot9027]

​@@Blackmoon9u9chill, plastic cheese.

[@berrol]

@@Blackmoon9u9 What do you say, you big, dripping hamburger?

[@Benecki]

Happy French Pilots:"Hey this is like a Landbase! Easy landing....."

[@TheNefastor]

French pilots have actually made comments to that effect.

[@Benecki]

Yes it's just a little bit more space 👍😂

[@Lol-rx7sx]

À l'inverse, pour les pilotes US qui apontent sur le "Charles De Gaulle", c'est un timbre poste...

[@therocinante3443]

Boy that thing looks nice on one of our carriers. Nice to see the friendship with the French too!

[@tyberious3023]

Yea France didn’t fuck around when they built this bad bitch

[@francoiscamy5066]

We are not always agree, we have our own politics and strategies, but when there is a really big problem : we know we can count on each other. We keep our Rafale, but still glad that our allies have F35. Two excellent aircraft.

[@le_combattant2458]

" we know we can count on each other" Ahahahah what a joke. USA treats France like it's little vassal, submissive country. USA aren't anymore our allies.

[@Rhov9]

France is our oldest ally and friend - like you said, we may fight and bicker but that’s what you do with family 😂 then we get over it and are good again. Thank you France for being part of our family!

[@granierromain]

@@Rhov9 france and usa together . France help usa to win independance and us help us in WWII. Hope will be together for a long time!

[@sosobel5843]

F-35 excellent lol

[@mar_man813]

@@Rhov9 Exactly. The oldest ally the USA has is France! With us in 1776 and 1812 when obviously the UK was not. Both strong allies today, but I can never understand Americans who seem to hate the French..

[@Mcel42]

Vive la France

[@مقارنات_الجيوش]

egypt first country in the world buy rafale

[@clementevillasenor6528]

I am French Mexican and went to France years ago and got to see the Rafale at Salon de Provence Air Force base and it was amazing!! Yea it is also a beautiful aircraft the design is excellent!! France has a great aesthetics culture!!

[@Nightbringer2000]

Joint training and joint operations always seem so fun. Nice to build relationships with allies.

[@padawanmage71]

Such a beautiful plane! That whole lead up to the catapult launch got my blood going…

[@Shadowboost]

This is so cool. Always loved the Rafales

[@WildBillCox13]

Liked and shared. So cool. Just another day on the job . . . a French pilot learning to land on (and be handled by) a US supercarrier. Check out how large the flight deck is! The overflights and touch and go maneuvers acclimate the pilot to his new landing paradigm. Then he/she comes in for the real tests: arrested landing, inspection, turnaround, and catapult launch.

[@fredericlepeltier3435]

French navy pilot get both their wings (USN) and "Macaron" (FN) at the same time after a period at Meridian NAS and make their first trap with T45 on US carriers. The catapult are the same (US made C13? with a 75m run), same launch and hold bar system. Only dif is the shooter use a flag on FN carrier (note the man in white jersey checking the shuttle is a french deck crew). From a personnal point of view i think the us shooters have more style, the french one is too rigid :( . That's just a refresher course for them. When a pilot has not made a trap for a long time (with only one carrier and no runway equiped with arresting gear and optics like those at Meridian it can be up to a one year hiatus for FN pilots) the sequence is always "wave off", "bolter", then "trap" for the exact reasons you mentioned.

[@WildBillCox13]

@@fredericlepeltier3435 Thanks for a most useful perspective.

[@alex-ragnarson3482]

It says that it's Easy for French pilots to land on a US Supercarier. They are much longer than the French Charles de Gaulle, so it's like landing on a highway for them

[@fredericlepeltier3435]

@@alex-ragnarson3482Got that tks :). Only the run down after the arrestor cables is shorter on CDG (subject of a big fuss back in the day when FN bought th E-2) other parameters relevant for a trap are the same (ramp distance, width of landing space). And at landing speed, a 270 or a 330 meters CV looks both like tiny stamps :))! For ref (US-FN) width at the ramp 37 vs 35m, width of landing zone 24-22m, distance of 3rd cable aka "bull's eye" from the ramp 80-75m, length of landing zone from ramp to notch 240-200m. Not a big dif, more like expressway to highway lol.

[@maxime6677]

its act not the first time he is landing on a us carier, the french naval pilots have a part of their formation in usa

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Rafale is a highly capable jet. And visually attractive. In fact, Rafale and Raptor were contestants in Miss Universe Pageant. F-22 won 1st, Rafale 2nd (judges liked her canards). We Americans have canard-envy.

[@pasodeminick]

No one should be surprised that French navy pilots get their carrier qualification by doing almost all of last stage of their training on American carriers. The reason is simple: France only has the Charles de Gaulle which must always be operational, while the United States has multiple aircraft carriers to get qualified alongside American pilots. Joint maneuvers between American F-18 pilots on the Charles de Gaulle and French pilots on the different American carriers are regular.

[@jean-yvesmartin6934]

makes sense.

[@kinka16]

yes but not really, the charles de gaulle is a very small carrier compared to the US ones, land on US carriers is easier than land on the charles de gaulle. even take off, the rafale doesn't need afterburners on US carriers.

[@natusMCMII]

„The West“ working together, that’s what I like to see! Together, we are strong! Greetings from a „neutral“ country!

[@chrismaggio7879]

Our best Allies since the Revolutionary War, nice to see these actions. I was a Green Shirt (cats and gear) on CVN 72, CVN 69, and CV 66. Any aircraft that can land on the deck and withstand a cat shot is awesome.

[@mnblkjh6757]

Wow how cool to see our European partners on US Aircraft carriers👍

[@lanarelaxchannel]

👍

[@zpza8666]

👌 le style Français inimitable 😉🇫🇷

[@taolin5393]

Joint operations, teamwork

[@yannicklebreton4683]

A good pleasure to see.....hooooyyaa !! 🇨🇵🤝🇺🇲

[@lordtemplar9274]

"Just a walk in the park Kazanski" PS Rafale is gorgeous, but the F14 Tomcat will always have a place in my heart ❤

[@lanarelaxchannel]

❤️

[@zcomme]

"Impossible n'est pas français" Napoléon Bonaparte French pilots can land everywhere they want it to! 😎

[@olivierfouassier6495]

Awesome! Top notch technology through and through.

[@jg5875]

Woah. I had no ideal non U.S. planes were “compatible” with our carriers. Very cool.

[@Fjentvocd873]

I don't know for the rest, but the French aircrafts carrier Charles de Gaulle uses the CATOBAR deck system for recovery and lunch of aircrafts. That's a good start for interoperability

[@syfury3403]

The Rafale is the only plane for another nation than USA allowed to land on an USA carrier

[@jeanbon6084]

@@syfury3403 an other guy told about the English harrier landing on us carrier, but i don't know myself and can't confirm.

[@syfury3403]

@@jeanbon6084 yes maybe, i forget to Say it's for normal way to Land and take off, not for VTOL, for the VTOL i dont know

[@Onizukasenseibaka]

The reason is that our catapult systems on the Charles de Gaulle carrier are made in USA. The only nation allowed for now to operate and buy these military US systems. That's why our pilots go to USA for training at the Top Gun school and are certified for take off and landing on US carriers.

[@ridhobaihaqi144]

China: "i'll copy that shooter's movement"

[@larimejohnson]

Nice! 😂

[@jstriker623]

"You're cleared to land...as long as you brought the wine and fresh croissants you promised."

[@patadouf3519]

In baguette we trust !! Rafale power !!🤪

[@camus25555]

Baguette is over 9000 !

[@bertrandviolette9008]

In old worn joke you trust!!🤪

[@seanp.6872]

Love seeing videos like this. Gives me a good glimpse into what my dad did on the Nimitz

[@gerardov.9716]

"So this is what a real jet is supposed to look like"---U.S. Navy.

[@r.i.p2464]

Its pretty cool that something different launches from a U.S. carrier

[@Guigui-c16]

Depuis Lafayette nos pays se sont entre aider, un bel exemple que sont nos deux pays 🇨🇵🇺🇸

[@gryf2diams]

Rafale Best plane.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Yes, the best plane for me to poop on.

[@estellemelodimitchell8259]

Good to see French Navy aircraft cross decking with US carrier.

[@ResistorSynthwave]

Arguably, the most beautiful looking aircraft of its generation. I just wish that the refueling boom was retractable.

[@sanguinarium1614]

Thanks to our American allies ! God bless you

[@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320]

Viva La France. from USA!

[@superfastjellyfish78]

Our American pimp!

[@carlosenriquecrousillat2483]

Vive La France et les Etats Unis, vive la Liberte !!

[@drone-sy1rn]

and russia

[@gregutdmglaucos3757]

@@drone-sy1rn traître.

[@Guayakyy]

@@drone-sy1rn yeah

[@Guayakyy]

@@gregutdmglaucos3757 non

[@hellcatspitfire2162]

@@drone-sy1rn traitor

[@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320]

Wow wasn't aware that the Rafale could land on a carrier. This is cool

[@forkrust9296]

This is the Rafale M variant which is used by the navy.

[@GH-oi2jf]

The French have a carrier.

[@Supcoop23]

France is the only other country with a nuclear aircraft carrier

[@eroche913]

The new Electro Mag cats are unreal.

[@whitejazz100]

I didn't know Rafales could operate off U.S carriers, that is so cool. They are great looking jets

[@ogdocvato]

It's always a good day when Rafale-Ms visit a US supercarrier.

[@jokerface4491]

The Rafale is the best fighter in the World , no doubt.

[@marklomax7452]

F-22 wasn't allowed to use it's stealth capability in war games with the Rafale to make it 'fair'. That says it all.

[@RaySqw785]

@@marklomax7452 X band stealth, because as Newton said more weight more energy more IR spread to enemy sensors

[@cocolasticot9027]

​@@marklomax7452 And the rafale wouldn't use all its jamming equipment either. Two different doctrines, now good luck proving one is better than the other without the data, which is mostly classified on both sides. We'll most likely never know, and that's undoubtedly for the best.

[@ChristandIreland]

Ya know, after school this is my future, The L’armee de l’air

[@billrivenbark8983]

I think that’s a smart thing to do.

[@craigsimons817]

Seriously capable fighter paired with French pilots every bit as good as their British and Israeli counterparts means no hostile nation can threaten any air superiority an at war France claims.

[@jetaddicted]

The Rafale’s front wheels are already aloft mid course when it takes off (around 0:06 ), you can tell it was designed for a smaller carrier.

[@kolerick]

The Rafale being smaller, lighter and with comparatively more airfoil, of course it's easier for them on a "gigantic" US carrier ;)

[@effefffffffffffffffffffff]

There sure are a lot of internet commandos in here.

[@JohnPennock-d3y]

NICE AIRCRAFT, NICE SHIP! John P.

[@RobertaMcGillRecipes]

Awesome! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@lanep4322]

Dude, that is cool.

[@triroo107]

Damn I miss being on the roof, Troubleshooting, & Final checking … nothing better then seeing your birds off the deck and walking back to the line shack…. Heads on a swivel, the sky’s are full missiles… Smooth Seas and Following winds…. Fight like you trained and ya’ll come home together. 🫡 👍💪 Chief D is off deck.

[@hsvbisindentod9069]

Bester StadionVlog bisher. So geil, dass du da am Start warst.

[@g_men2121]

This is awesome

[@Hero007ization]

That's some power !! Probably didn't even need the jumper.

[@brianfoley4328]

The French are the only other nation with a "True" naval air arm.

[@sonykroket]

Le Gun du Top avec baguette et omelet du fromage........oui oui!

[@Jerem-dd3ym]

Dassault rafale ✌️✊

[@sabar6178]

Mantep lah indo beli nih pesawat rafale🎉

[@RikaNatalia-pc6bp]

Lah masih lama 2026 baru nyampe😂

[@jean-Pierre-bt8xw]

It's great to see another good french-US cooperation... this time on the sea... as former staff sergeant, second to leader in platoon of AMX30B, based in Germany (16° BCP), I have had the chance to serve and work several times with the famous 1st US armoured cav brig (Ramstein) in the nineties... Only good memories with good guys. We may have some arguments sometimes but when it is important French and American can work shoulder to shoulder. Still serving as master sergeant right now, but in Gendarmerie in the middle-west of France, 30 years of service, twice injuried (a NDE by explosives then a 9 mm bullet) but no regret. Serving Others is a priviledge.

[@sequoiasemperviren3163]

Sometimes I wish I had applied to attend the US Naval academy. Unfortunately it was not until I saw the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman". That was one hell of a recruiter movie for US Naval aviation!

[@Illyrian_Adventures]

my country bought a squadron of these 🇭🇷. Nice bird

[@jeanbon6084]

French 🇫🇷, not croatian (croissant ?) 🇭🇷. 😃🥐

[@panzervor7117]

@@jeanbon6084 🤯

[@Guayakyy]

.. exaspérant

[@panzervor7117]

@@Guayakyy les américains et la géographie...

[@tomab8312]

@@jeanbon6084 Croatia has bought some Rafale, I think that is what he wanted to say

[@daviddunne4737]

Dassault RAFALE ...............a very fine , and good looking aircraft . Well done France . Europe now has three very good fighter aircraft RAFALE , TYPHOON , and GRIPEN . Nice one , two , three EUROPE .

[@sirius8103]

Not only now, the Dassault Mirage 2000, the "previous" plane before the Rafale, is a very good aircraft too, still in use in French Air Force and some other countries around the world.

[@daviddunne4737]

@@sirius8103 Yes, of course. Thanks for the reminder. The Dassault 2000 also a very fine good looking and effective aircraft. A youtube video is saw recently showed US aircraft carrier technician being very complimentary to Rafale. It must have created a lot of admiration. Regards. 🥃

[@sebastienmatignon8690]

If you look at all tests from countries in need for new fighter jets, you see that the Rafale is ahead of Gripen and Typhoon, by far. But they are as you say very good fighter too !

[@CJP-oz6hr]

How many are stealth. You lose those smooth lines in the F-35/F-22 for it.

[@flamcity]

Took them a minute to capture the cord though… the Rafale is a great plane

[@MrBlueBurd0451]

You never start off by going for a full landing. First a few fly overs, then a few touch-and-gos, and then actual attempted landings.

[@fgfgf396]

Le meilleur avion au monde 😝 Le F22 est pas mal mais commence à être vieux, ça va qu'il va se refaire une beauté 😏😁

[@DaveKammeyer]

Outstanding!

[@ericinzesky1077]

great video, thanks a lot !

[@Bill0341xx]

The a mirage would mess up a bunch of clapped out migs let alone the rafale. France has been putting out some really cool kit. The EBRC jaguar looks like its from the future

[@axelmallet1957]

Lobe my country. French power 🇨🇵

[@johnhopkins6260]

Very cool!

[@tankshot3256]

Say what you want about the frenchies but they build beautiful war machines such as the Rafale and Leclerc MBT

[@Patric5590]

Awesome video 😎👍🇺🇸🫡🇫🇷

[@falvegas511]

GOOD SHOW --- THE FROGS ARE GREAT SEAMEN AND PILOTS. "AND THEY" The French Held the BRITISH Blocked in Chesapeake Bay (AS US PATRIOTS CAPTURED YORKTOWN) .... THE BIRTH OF AMERICA AMERICA'S TRUE HEROS .... THE FRENCH AT OUR SIDE!

[@barcode6495]

This shooter is so 😎!

[@Razgriz-Flight-Spotting]

i love it

[@billybarsaka9628]

The most sexiest jet fighter ever