France deploys combat helicopters for Bastille Day parade after Middle East drone operations
France's Tiger combat helicopters will fly over Paris on July 14 during the annual Bastille Day military parade, with four of the aircraft recently returning from Middle East operations where they destroyed Iranian Shahed drones targeting Gulf states. France 2 journalists accompanied pilots during training rehearsals between Chartres and Paris ahead of the flyover.
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- ✓Tiger helicopters were scheduled to fly over Paris during July 14 Bastille Day parade. (Source: France 24 English)
- ✓Four Tiger helicopters recently conducted operations in the Middle East. (Source: France 24 English)
- ✓French Tiger helicopters destroyed Iranian Shahed drones targeting Gulf states. (Source: France 24 English)
- ✓France 2 journalists filmed training rehearsals with pilots. (Source: France 24 English)
~ Interpretation
- ~The parade appearance demonstrates France's military capabilities. (Implicit in France 24 editorial framing of the story)
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