French military jets launch a 40-day global flight to project power and strengthen alliances
Four fighter jets rose into the air over a French military base and settled into formation at the start of a 40-day flight taking them through the icy Arctic and steamy tropics before ending in a desert.
TL;DR
- Four fighter jets have launched from a French military base.
- The flight is scheduled to last 40 days.
- The route will traverse the Arctic, tropics, and end in a desert.