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Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
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<p>The Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard (<i>Étendard</i> is French for "<a href="/facts/War_flag/xUaCReTs">battle flag</a>", cognate to English "standard") is a French <a href="/facts/Carrier-based_aircraft/JvQSNSke">carrier-borne</a> <a href="/facts/Attack_aircraft/Rkc7Ft5I">strike fighter</a> aircraft designed by <a href="/facts/Dassault_Aviation/ossb3zf6">Dassault-Breguet</a> for service with the <a href="/facts/French_Navy/hL9F15Wk">French Navy</a>. </p><p>The aircraft is an advanced development of the <a href="/facts/Dassault_%25C3%2589tendard_IV/DkmVqbBw">Étendard IVM</a>, which it replaced. The Super Étendard first flew in October 1974 and entered French service in June 1978. French Super Étendards have served in several conflicts such as the <a href="/facts/Kosovo_War/54xPuVXC">Kosovo war</a>, the <a href="/facts/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%25E2%2580%25932021)/vKbbttLN">war in Afghanistan</a> and the <a href="/facts/2011_military_intervention_in_Libya/u8F8q73e">military intervention in Libya</a>. </p><p>The Super Étendard was also operated by Iraq (on a temporary lease) and Argentina, which both deployed the aircraft during wartime. <a href="/facts/Argentine_Navy/ttbBM6hI">Argentina's Navy</a> use of the Super Étendard and the <a href="/facts/Exocet/D6leL5eH">Exocet</a> missile during the 1982 <a href="/facts/Falklands_War/k6cCaCnI">Falklands War</a> led to the aircraft gaining considerable popular recognition. The Super Étendard was used by Iraq to attack <a href="/facts/Oil_tanker/WHUhISVB">oil tankers</a> and merchant shipping in the <a href="/facts/Persian_Gulf/W78AfnC1">Persian Gulf</a> during the <a href="/facts/Iraq-Iran_War/DqD7W8vd">Iraq-Iran War</a>. In French service, the Super Étendard was replaced by the <a href="/facts/Dassault_Rafale/Y1AKumMG">Dassault Rafale</a> in 2016. </p>