French Rafale M Fighter Jet Crashes in Sea Near Pakistan 0 France, NATO, Pakistan, Rafale Fighter Jet <div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/5975/premiersvolsaudessusdel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" loading="lazy" src="http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/5975/premiersvolsaudessusdel.jpg" width="320"></a></div>Rafale M fighter jet belonging to the French navy has crashed in sea near Pakistan. Rafale M fighter jet took off from the sole French nuclear powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. This aircraft carrier is deployed in the Arabian Sea in support of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">So far not many details are available about the yesterday’s crash. Pilot of the aircraft is safe and was rescued soon after the incident. <br> <br> In September this year it was reported that the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will be deployed later this year to support the war in Afghanistan for two months. Aircraft carrier spent about three weeks in transit to Pakistan from France and started its operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force since Friday, November 26.<br> <br> In a mid air collision two Rafale M fighter jets were destroyed in September last year. This is the third crash of the Rafale fighter jet and was the first crash while on combat duty. So far French Navy has ordered 60 Rafale M out of which 31 has been delivered and 3 have been destroyed in crashes.<br> </div> French Rafale M Fighter Jet Crashes in Sea Near Pakistan 0 France, NATO, Pakistan, Rafale Fighter Jet Rafale M fighter jet belonging to the French navy has crashed in sea near Pakistan. Rafale M fighter jet took off from the sole French nuclear powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. This aircraft… Click here to Read More