8 Things About Dassault Rafale You Should Definitely Know


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Dassault Rafale is a French twin engine fighter plane. Rafale intends air supremacy, interdiction, reconnaissance, and nuclear strike missions. Facts that you didn’t know

  • Its first flight was on 4th July 1986 but its introduction was on 18th May 2011
  • Till date (i.e. October 2014) 133 such air-crafts have been built.
  • The program costed €45.9 billion (US$62.7 billion).
  • Its HistoryIn the 1970 the french wanted to replace their air-crafts with the intention for decreasing their development cost and enhance their sales, so they entered into a contract with four other European countries for fighter planes but due to disagreements over distinct requirements and sharing of work-space so France ended up perusing its own development program.

  • The air-crafts were supposed to be in service in 1996 but due to budget issues after cold war this couldn’t be possible.
  • Types
    • Rafale C single-seat land-based version
    • Rafale C twin-seat land-based version and
    • Rafale M single-seat carrier-based version.

  • The Rafale is being produced for both the French Air Force and for carrier-based operations in the French Navy
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  • Recent News

    1. India, France Agree to Finalize Rafale Deal by Spring
    2. French defence minister to visit India amid deadlock in project for 126 Rafale fighters
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHs1Nm6b1ag
    3. Several upgrades to the weapons and avionics of the Rafale are planned to be introduced by 2018.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4-TxgE8iU

      To know more watch the video below


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