Rafale M

Rafale M. Rafale M The “Omnirole” Rafale combines all these advantages it is relevant against both traditional and asymmetrical threats it addresses the emerging needs of the armed forces in a changing geopolitical context and it remains at the forefront of technical innovation.

Consequently the Rafale M weighs about 500 kg (1100 lb) more than the Rafale C It is the only nonUS fighter type cleared to operate from the decks of US carriers using catapults and their arresting gear as demonstrated in 2008 when six Rafales from Flottille 12F integrated into the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Air Wing interoperability exercise First flight Rafale A demo 4 July 1986 Rafale C 19 May 1991Produced 1986–presentNumber built 237 as of 2021Manufacturer.

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OverviewHistoryTriviaThe Rafale M is a French navalized multirole aircraft It replaced the RC01 from Air Combat in Ace Combat 2 and has been prominently featured in the series since The only substantial modifications from the RC01 are the reinforcement of the landing gear arresting hook catapult connecting bar and compatibility with aircraft carrier instrument landing systems Strangereal In the Strangereal universe the Rafale M was conceived by an unspecified nation as an “omnirole” carrierbased aircraft capable of dealing with both air combat and surface strike situations Its triplesurface and delta wing configuration reminiscent of the Typhoon endowed it with high maneuverability and weapons payload as well as a highly identifiable body profile During the Belkan War the aircraft was used by both the Allied Forces and the Belkan Air Force They were also us The Rafale M is used as one of the cover aircraft of Ace Combat Joint Assault and on the PAL cover of the other Ace Combat games in the French version except Distant Thunder and Assault Horizon In Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown the Rafale M now uses the MICA IR as the standard missile model replacing the R550 Magic II used by the aircraft&#39s incarnation in previous titles This change is also applied to the Mirage 20005.

RafaleM begins test on Indian naval air station INS Hansa

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 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.

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The Rafale M is a carrierborne version for the Aéronavale which entered service in 2002 The Rafale M weighs about 500 kg (1100 lb) more than the Rafale C For carrier operations the M model has a strengthened airframe longer nose gear leg to provide a more noseup attitude a larger tailhook between the engines and a builtin boarding.