Dassault Rafale
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FranceManufacturer: Dassault Aviation
Multirole fighterFrance2001In service
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine multirole aircraft designed for air and surface missions. Its family comprises the single-seat Rafale C, two-seat Rafale B and carrier-capable Rafale M.
No link to MM40 Exocet or VL MICA: these are not the air-launched marks carried by Rafale. Empty weight is omitted because the manufacturer publishes a class figure, not an exact baseline value.
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Illustration: Rafale B, two-seat variant
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Identity
- Designation
- Dassault Rafale
- Manufacturer
- Dassault Aviation
- Country
- France
- Category
- Multirole fighter
- Figures refer to
- Rafale B
Production & service
- Introduced
- 2001
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
Specifications
- MTOW
- 24,500 kg
- Crew
- 2
- Armament
- —
- Sensors
- —
- Engines
- —
- Hardpoints
- 14
- Empty weight
- —
- Max speed
- Mach 1.8
- Combat radius
- —
- Length / wingspan / height
- 15.3 m / 10.9 m / 5.3 m
- Service ceiling
- —
Historical profile
The Rafale M entered French naval service in 2001, preceding the air force’s operational introduction. The land-based B and C differ from the carrier-specific M; the illustrated aircraft is the two-seat B.
Variants
Rafale CRafale BRafale M
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