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Over 40 EAF personnel and 3 EAF Rafales in France participating in special training with French Naval Air including buddy-buddy refueling exercise. Sounds like they're interested in the buddy fuel system along with the additional Rafales.
And based on this pic we saw a while back, which is quite obviously one of the EAF MiG-35's equipped with 4 wind bags and a belly fuel store for a drogue and chute, they should operate this system with these aircraft as well.
Speaking of the MiGs, there was an article in the most recent issue of Air Force Monthly that quotes RAC MiG having offered the EAF an upgrade from the ZhuK-ME radar to the AESA Zhuk-AE after a series production next year. Nice pics of the EAF MiGs in that article also called Swifts of the Nile.
And based on this pic we saw a while back, which is quite obviously one of the EAF MiG-35's equipped with 4 wind bags and a belly fuel store for a drogue and chute, they should operate this system with these aircraft as well.
Speaking of the MiGs, there was an article in the most recent issue of Air Force Monthly that quotes RAC MiG having offered the EAF an upgrade from the ZhuK-ME radar to the AESA Zhuk-AE after a series production next year. Nice pics of the EAF MiGs in that article also called Swifts of the Nile.