sancho
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The question once again, how do you know the Rafale's entered hostile Libyan airspace unsupported by other air or surface assets?
You really ought to look up the meaning of CAS.
Because the first officially reported missions by aircrafts were French Rafale and Mirage, US B2 and British Tornados with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, the Growlers and other coalition fighters were deployed later only!
P.S.:
...The French defense ministry emphasized its speedy response, 48 hours after adoption of the U.N. resolution and the ability to project force in a complex air operation and in such volume.
The first combat aircraft, four Rafales, took off at 11 a.m. from Saint-Dizier-Robinson Air Base to assure the interception mission over Benghazi, an area of 150 km by 100 km. They were refueled in the air and directed by the AWACS aircraft, which flew from Avord air base. Two other Rafales flew reconnaissance missions, one equipped with the Reco NG intelligence gathering pod. Six C135 inflight refueling tankers from Istres air base took part in the operations.
Two Mirage 2000D fighter-bombers took off from Nancy air base, and two Mirage 2000-5 multirole aircraft flew from Dijon to perform ground strike and escort missions.
A patrol of two Rafales from Saint Dizier was equipped with the Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM) smart bomb to provide close air support and also armed for air defense...
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6007194&c=EUR&s=AIR
As you can see, without support of EW aircrafts, especially not in these missions