AEROTIME · DEFENSE
CHINESE YY-20 TANKER REFUELS EGYPTIAN RAFALE FOR FIRST TIME...
Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesperson published photographs on August 31, 2026, showing a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) YY-20 tanker refueling an Egyptian Air Force Dassault Rafale during the Eagles of Civilization 2026 joint exercise.
SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.