I didn't realize that Les Chevaliers du Ciel was a fictional film released in France in 2005. The film was dubbed into English and released as Sky Fighters. Some gorgeous flying photography nonetheless. Is this France's version of Top Gun?
No, it is movie based on comic books from 60's and 70's
 
Brief here:

Initially titled Michel Tanguy, it made its debut in the first issue of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote* on October 29, 1959.[1] The series provided Pilote with a competitor to the older, but similar series Buck Danny serialised in Spirou magazine (actually also co-created by Charlier as his first major bande dessinée series, incidentally), and Dan Cooper, which appeared in Tintin magazine.


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The magazine was founded by experienced comic book writers Goscinny and Charlier, and artists Albert Uderzo and Jean Hébrard.
 
Possibly the first official M2K aerial kill scored against a Houti drone. M2K-5 could have been operating from Djibouti.

Durant la matinée du 9 mars 2024, quatre drones de combat ont été lancés dans la direction du navire français explique un communiqué de presse du ministère des Armées et tous ont été abattus, avec la participation d’avions de combat de l’armée de l’Air et de l’Espace. En toute logique il ne peut s’agir que de Mirage 2000-5 de l’escadron de chasse 3/11 Corse basé à Djibouti.
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During the morning of March 9, 2024, four combat drones were launched in the direction of the French ship, explains a press release from the [French] Ministry of Defense and all were shot down, with the participation of combat aircraft from the Army of the 'Air and Space.
Logically it can only be Mirage 2000-5 from the 3/11 Corse fighter squadron based in Djibouti.

 
I've checked the last official French air to air victory. Was on April 24, 1945 when Henri Suisse flying a Spitfire shot down a Me-109.

Of course in September 1987 a lybian Tu-22 ate a Hawk missile near N'Djamena, Tchad. Mirage F1s almost did the job but were told to give it up. And so an Army missile got the kill, instead of an AdA pilot.
 
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Notice that the War Zone is reporting an opposite scenario than what was heard before (the EGM/BGM soldier in service while the A2A oriented 2K-5 are sold) .

(See post #243 above)
 
Notice that the War Zone is reporting an opposite scenario than what was heard before (the EGM/BGM soldier in service while the A2A oriented 2K-5 are sold) .

Just the usual TWZ fail… as post #243 indicates the EGM/BGMs were retired in early 2022 and have already been offered for sale (for parts) as they are no longer flyable.

 
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