Official name: Rafale A/B/C/D/M/N.
Manufactured: Dassault (France).
Type: Interceptor and multi-purpose fighter.
Propulsion: Twin Snecma M88-2 turbofan engines.
Maximum speed: 1,321 mph (Mach 2).
Service ceiling: 55,036 feet.
Flight Radius: 1,151 miles.
Empty weight: 18,956 pounds.
Maximum takeoff weight: 49,600 pounds.
Wingspan: 29.95 ft.
Length: 50.2 ft.
Height: 17.52 ft.
Wing area: 491.9 sq. ft.
Weaponry: 30 mm cannon with 13 hardpoints to carry 20,944 lbs of ordinance.
Development Status: French air force will get 235 B’s and the Navy will obtain 60 M’s. Although no foreign orders have been placed yet, the Rafale is expected to eventually becfome a heavily exported aircraft. Countries such as India, Switzerland, Libya, Morocco, Brazil, Greece, Oman, and Kuwait have all expressed interest in the Rafale.
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