A photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a French Air and Space Force Rafale jet plane at the Air Base 115 in Orange, in southeastern France. Bound by defence agreements with Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, France has made its fighter jets, deployed in the UAE and Jordan, available to these countries targeted by Tehran's reprisals; these were quickly reinforced by at least six additional aircraft. In total, French Rafale jets have carried out 360 missions to date, and Fennec helicopters around 30. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

A member of the French Air and Space Force looks at a Rafale jet plane driving down the tarmac at the Air Base 115 in Orange, in southeastern France, on April 28, 2026. Bound by defence agreements with Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, France has made its fighter jets, deployed in the UAE and Jordan, available to these countries targeted by Tehran's reprisals; these were quickly reinforced by at least six additional aircraft. In total, French Rafale jets have carried out 360 missions to date, and Fennec helicopters around 30. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

A photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a French Air and Space Force Rafale jet plane at the Air Base 115 in Orange, in southeastern France. Bound by defence agreements with Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, France has made its fighter jets, deployed in the UAE and Jordan, available to these countries targeted by Tehran's reprisals; these were quickly reinforced by at least six additional aircraft. In total, French Rafale jets have carried out 360 missions to date, and Fennec helicopters around 30. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

A photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a French Air Force Fennec helicopter from the French Air and Space Force at the Air Base 115 in Orange, in southeastern France. Bound by defence agreements with Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, France has made its fighter jets, deployed in the UAE and Jordan, available to these countries targeted by Tehran's reprisals; these were quickly reinforced by at least six additional aircraft. In total, French Rafale jets have carried out 360 missions to date, and Fennec helicopters around 30. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

French Air and Space Force Rafale jets pilots prepare a Rafale jet plane at the Air Base 115 in Orange, in southeastern France, on April 28, 2026. Bound by defence agreements with Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, France has made its fighter jets, deployed in the UAE and Jordan, available to these countries targeted by Tehran's reprisals; these were quickly reinforced by at least six additional aircraft. In total, French Rafale jets have carried out 360 missions to date, and Fennec helicopters around 30. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the French Air and Space Force look at a Rafale jet plane driving down the tarmac at the Air Base 115 in Orange, in southeastern France, on April 28, 2026. Bound by defence agreements with Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, France has made its fighter jets, deployed in the UAE and Jordan, available to these countries targeted by Tehran's reprisals; these were quickly reinforced by at least six additional aircraft. In total, French Rafale jets have carried out 360 missions to date, and Fennec helicopters around 30. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

French Air and Space Force Rafale jet pilot sits in a Rafale jet plane at the Air Base 115 in Orange, in southeastern France, on April 28, 2026. Bound by defence agreements with Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, France has made its fighter jets, deployed in the UAE and Jordan, available to these countries targeted by Tehran's reprisals; these were quickly reinforced by at least six additional aircraft. In total, French Rafale jets have carried out 360 missions to date, and Fennec helicopters around 30. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

French Air and Space Force Rafale jets pilots prepare a Rafale jet plane at the Air Base 115 in Orange, in southeastern France, on April 28, 2026. Bound by defence agreements with Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, France has made its fighter jets, deployed in the UAE and Jordan, available to these countries targeted by Tehran's reprisals; these were quickly reinforced by at least six additional aircraft. In total, French Rafale jets have carried out 360 missions to date, and Fennec helicopters around 30. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)