South Korea and France conducted a three-day joint aerial exercise from September 15 to 17, 2026, pairing South Korean F-35A stealth fighters with French Rafale jets at Cheongju Air Base.

South Korea: Deployed F-35A stealth fighters, F-15K, KF-16, FA-50 jets, and a KC-330 Cygnus tanker.

France: Deployed two Rafale fighter jets and an Airbus A330 refueling tanker as part of the Indo-Pacific deployment mission.