Dassault Rafale
France's omnirole 4.5-generation twin-engine fighter — operational from land and carrier decks, nuclear-capable, and a mainstay of French and several export air forces.
France's omnirole 4.5-generation twin-engine canard-delta fighter — operational from land bases and aircraft carriers, nuclear-capable, and a mainstay of both French and several export air forces.
Overview
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard-delta multirole fighter designed to perform air-superiority, strike, deep interdiction, reconnaissance, anti-ship, and nuclear-strike missions from a single airframe — a concept Dassault calls “omnirole.” It equips both the French Air and Space Force and the French Navy, operating from land runways and the carrier Charles de Gaulle. The type has achieved significant export success with orders from India, Egypt, Qatar, the UAE, Indonesia, Greece, Croatia, and Serbia, making it one of Europe’s most widely adopted current-generation fighters.
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