Role: Multi-role fighter aircraft (Ground attack, air superiority, nuclear strike, maritime strike)
Origin: France (Dassault Aviation)
First flight: July 4, 1986
Maximum Speed: 1.8 mach
Engine: The Rafale is fitted with twin M88-2 engines each capable of providing up to 50 kilonewtons (11,000 pounds-force) of dry thrust and 75 kN (17,000 pounds-force) with afterburners.
Wing Span: 10.90 meters
Service ceiling: 50,000 meters
Armaments on Rafale:
- Guns: 1 30mm GIAT 30/M791 autocannon
- Air-to-Air Missiles: Magic-II, MICA IR, Meteor
- Air-to-Ground: Storm Shadow, AASM-Hammer
- Anti-Ship: AM-39 Exocet
Rafale Operators:
- French Air Force,
- French Navy,
- Egyptian Air Force,
- Qatari Air Force,
- Indian Air Force,
- Hellenic Air Force
