French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
aircraft manufacturer Dassault used the name Étendard ("Standard", in the sense of a flag or banner) for a family of related aircraft projects beginning in the late 1950s. Versions that at least reached prototype stage were:
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Dassault Étendard II
The Dassault Étendard II was a French prototype fighter aircraft initially developed as a follow-on project to the Dassault Mystère series. It was presented to the French Air Force for evaluation but was rejected in favour of the Dassault ...
, a prototype for the
French Air Force
The French Air and Space Force (AAE) (french: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in 1909 as the , a service arm of the French Army; ...
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Dassault Étendard IV, a strike fighter produced for the
French Navy
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Dassault Étendard VI, an unsuccessful competitor in the
NBMR-1 NATO fighter competition
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Dassault Super Étendard, a derivative of the Étendard IV that served with
Argentine Naval Aviation,
French Naval Aviation and the
Iraqi Air Force.
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