What is a Rafale aircraft?
The Rafale is referred to as an “omnirole” aircraft by Dassault. In the late 1970s, the French Air Force and French Navy were seeking to replace and consolidate their current fleets of aircraft.
When was the first Rafale engine replaced on an aircraft carrier?
On 4 June 2010, during an exercise on USS Harry S. Truman, a French Rafale became the first jet fighter of a foreign navy to have its engine replaced on board an American aircraft carrier.
Is the Rafale M compatible with US Navy aircraft carriers?
After almost four years of training, the Rafale M was declared operational with the French Navy in June 2004. The Rafale M is fully compatible with US Navy aircraft carriers and some French Navy pilots have qualified to fly the aircraft from US Navy flight decks.
Is Indonesia planning to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France?
“Indonesia signed a letter of intent to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets from France”. Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2 August 2021. ^ “Iraq Planning to Buy Dassault Rafale Aircrafts [ sic] from France”. The Bagdad Post, 11 November 2020 ^ “Dassault Increases Rafale Pitch For Malaysia At LIMA 2015”. Defenseworld.net. 17 March 2015.
When did the Rafale first fly for the French Navy?
Deliveries of the Rafale’s naval version were a high priority to replace the Navy’s considerably aged F-8 Crusaders, and so the first production model for the French Navy undertook its first flight on 7 July 1999.
How many Rafale M aircraft were delivered to the Marine Nationale?
42 aircraft were delivered to the Marine Nationale. The Rafale M is fully compatible with US Navy aircraft carriers and some French Navy pilots have qualified to fly the aircraft from US Navy flight decks.
What batch of Rafale fighter jets did Egypt receive from France?
^ “Egypt receives third batch of Rafale fighter jets from France”. ahram.org.eg. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017. ^ “Egypt receives fourth batch of Rafale fighter jets from France”.