RAFALE IN ACTION | Indian Air Force
4RAFALE IN ACTION | Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force Rafale jet two seater undergoing flight tests in France before their delivery to India.
The first batch of four Indian Rafale jets flew to their home base in India in May 2020. This is the second Indian Rafale, tail number RB-002, denoting the initials of Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria who played a key role in striking the deal for the jets.
About Dassault Rafale:
The Rafale, a fully “Omnirole” fighter, is available in three variants:
Rafale C single-seater operated from land bases,
Rafale M single-seater for carrier operations,
Rafale B two-seater flown from land bases.
All variants share a common airframe and a common mission system, the differences between naval and land versions being mainly limited to the undercarriage and to the arresting hook.
The Rafale, with its “Omnirole” capabilities, is the right answer to the capability approach selected by an increasing number of governments.
It fully complies with the requirement to carry out the widest range of roles with the smallest number of aircraft.
The Rafale participates in permanent “Quick Reaction Alert” (QRA) / air-defense / air sovereignty missions, power projection and deployments for external missions, deep strike missions, air support for ground forces, reconnaissance missions, pilot training sorties and nuclear deterrence duties.
The Air Force single-seat Rafale C, the Air Force two-seat Rafale B, and the Navy single-seat Rafale M feature maximum airframe and equipment commonality, and very similar mission capabilities.
The Rafale is safe and easy to fly in all flight regimes, featuring the same precise, yet benign handling performance in all load-out configurations throughout the flight envelope.
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