France's combat helicopters train ahead of Bastille day parade

Per France 24, tiger helicopters will fly over Paris during the Bastille Day parade, with pilots rehearsing near Chartres ahead of the event. These are among France's most advanced combat aircraft. Four of them recently returned from a Middle Eastern deployment, where they destroyed multiple Iranian Shahed drones targeting Gulf allies.

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