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Super Etendard of the Argentine Navy on a US Navy Carrier

An Argentine Navy Dassault Super Etendard jet aircraft commences a "touch and go" landing, during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Super Etendard is a carrier-based single-seat strike fighter first introduced into service in 1978. It is armed with two 30mm guns and can hold a variety of air-to-air weapons and air-to-ground munitions.