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How good are Rafale fighter jets?
Rafale is a twin-jet combat aircraft manufactured by Dassault Aviation and is capable of carrying out a wide range of short and long-range missions. It can be used to perform ground and sea attacks, reconnaissance, high-accuracy strikes and nuclear strike deterrence.
How many missiles Rafale can carry?
A Rafale jet can carry two of the Scalp missiles, which have a range of 500 km, and is part of the weapons package. “When you know how to be Smart and Pretty — Ways of the World”, the Indian Air Force tweeted while sharing the images.
Can F16 beat Rafale?
The Meteor missile-equipped in the Rafale can hit the F16 jet from 150 KM distance in the air to air standoff, while the F16 will do so with the help of Amraam missile from the distance of 100 KM. The comparative study done in this table shows that the Rafale aircraft is better than F16 on many parameters.
How many countries have Rafale aircraft?
The aircraft is available in three main variants: Rafale C single-seat land-based version, Rafale B twin-seat land-based version, and Rafale M single-seat carrier-based version….Dassault Rafale.
Rafale | |
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Primary users | French Air and Space Force French Navy Indian Air Force Qatar Air Force |
Produced | 1986–present |
Number built | 237 as of 2021 |
What is the best air to air missile?
- METEOR BVRAAM ( Air to Air Missile ) top-10-best-air-to-air-missiles-in-the-world.
- IRIS-T ( Air to Air Missile )
- MICA ( Air to Air Missile )
- ASTRA ( Air to Air Missile )
- PYTHON-5 ( Air to Air Missile )
- AIM-120 AMIRAAM ( Air to Air Missile )
- AIM-9X SIDEWINDER ( Air to Air Missile )
- AIM-13 ASRAAM ( Air to Air Missile )
Which is better Rafale or Typhoon?
Rafale weapons payload is 9.5 tons and its manoeuvrability and avionics are superior. Actually the only area where Typhoon is better is interception, cause it is a faster aircraft….Rafale vs Eurofighter.
CATEGORY | DASSAULT RAFALE | EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON |
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Range (mile) | 62 | 62 |
Range (km) | 100 | 100 |
Speed (mph) | 2640 | 2640 |
Speed (km/h) | 4248 | 4248 |
How much does a Rafale fighter jet cost?
The single seater Rafale fighter jet without any extra fittings, cost about 91 million Euros while the twin-seater version is priced at 94 million Euros. In total, the government of India struck a deal with Dassault for an amount of 7.878 billion Euros for all 36 units.
How far can a Rafale jet travel?
Rafale fighter jet with full fuel tank and fully loaded combat weapons can travel up to 3,200-3,700 km. Rafale comes with a fully optimised airframe. The Rafale, a fully “Omnirole” fighter, is available in three variants: Rafale C single-seater operated from land bases.
How many rounds/min does a Rafale have?
2500 rounds/min NEXTER 30M791 30 mm internal cannon, available on both single and two-seaters. Rafale fighter jet comes in two version — single-seater and double seater. It is 15.27 metre in length, has a wingspan of 10.90 metres, 5.34-metre height and a wing area of 45.7 metre square.
What are the India-specific enhancements of Rafale fighter jet?
The Rafale fighter jet gets about 13 India-specific enhancements such as helmet mounted display from Israel and the technology to start and take-off in high altitude areas. All these enhancements will be integrated in all Rafales once India takes the delivery of all 36 units by 2022.