📸 First-ever mid-air refueling of an Egyptian Rafale jet by a Chinese YY-20 tanker at "Eagles of Civilization 2026" exercise in Egypt.

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📸 First-ever mid-air refueling of an Egyptian Rafale jet by a Chinese YY-20 tanker at "Eagles of Civilization 2026" exercise in Egypt. First time a Chinese tanker has refueled a Western-designed fighter. China deployed J-16s, KJ-500 AEW&C, and electronic warfare aircraft ~6,000 km to Egypt. Only the second foreign fighter type known to have refueled from a Chinese tanker.