India, Oct. 28 -- The French Air and Space Force is conducting its seventh long range air projection exercise, Mission Pegase, from 8 September to 15 October 2026, with the aim of demonstrating the core capabilities of the force - rapidly project long range air power anywhere in the world and defend France's overseas territories or strategic interests. During the course of this mission, the force also took part in the high intensity multinational air combat exercise, Tarang Shakti, hosted by the Indian Air Force in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Initiated in 2018, the seventh edition of Mission Pegase deployed a 300 strong aircrew and four Rafale F4s, three A330 MRTT Phenix aircraft and two A400M Atlas aircraft. Starting from the Arctic, the mission c...