France's naval aviation (Aero-navale) officially retired the Super Etendard Modernise (SEM) maritime strike aircraft from service on 12 July. The final five aircraft, which were flying with the Flottille 17F, will be kept in long-term storage, although the possibility of seeing them back in flight seems unlikely. The SEM entered service in 1978 with the French Navy and later benefited from several upgrade programmes, culminating with the Standard 5, which was implemented on 35 aircraft. The Aeronavale started working on the withdrawal of the SEM several years ago when it was decided to stop maintaining an industrial maintenance-level capability. In October 2015 eight airframes were still available and they were all embarked on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, together with 18 Dassault Rafales, for Operation 'Chammal' against the Islamic State. Three aircraft reached their end of life when Charles de Gaulle returned to Toulon in March, leaving only five in flying condition.
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机译：法国海军航空兵（Aero-navale）于7月12日正式退役了“超级爱丁达现代化”（SEM）海上打击飞机。与Flottille 17F一起飞行的最后五架飞机将被长期保存，尽管不太可能看到它们返回飞行状态。 SEM于1978年在法国海军服役，之后又受益于多项升级计划，最终以在5架飞机上实施的Standard 5达到了高潮。几年前，当决定停止维持工业维护级别的能力时，Aeronavale开始着手撤回SEM。 2015年10月，仍有8架飞机可用，它们全部与18枚达索拉斐尔一起登上了戴高乐航空母舰，进行了针对伊斯兰国的“尚马尔”行动。 3月戴高乐（Charles de Gaulle）返回土伦时，三架飞机达到了使用寿命，只有五架处于飞行状态。
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