After the recent India-Pakistan conflict during Operation Sindoor, the Indian Defense Ministry has reconsidered its position ...

France’s Dassault Rafale has built a reputation as one of the world’s most versatile and advanced fighter jets. With its ...

The Dassault Rafale stands as one of the most advanced and versatile fighter jets in the world, designed to execute a wide ...

A French intelligence service says China has used its embassies to promote claims that Chinese-made Pakistani warplanes ...

China has used its embassies and a coordinated disinformation campaign to cast doubt on the performance of France’s Rafale ...

French military and intelligence officials say China deployed its embassies to promote a disinformation campaign sowing ...

France is leaning hard into near space, warning the area is increasingly contested, as evidenced by the Chinese spy ballon ...

France's Rafale fighter has become so popular that the manufacturer may not be able to meet demand, according to a British think tank. And that could have global implications for nations looking ...

PARIS — France has ordered 42 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation in a deal worth more than €5 billion (U.S. $5.5 billion), the Armed Forces Ministry announced Friday.

The French Navy got 48 of the aircraft as Rafale M naval single-seaters. France has previously deployed its Rafales in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mali and Central African Republic.

Dassault only made 10 Rafale F1s. They were “just for the French Navy’s air-to-air missions because they were in a real hurry to replace their 35-year old Crusaders,” Durand says.

France Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced on Oct. 8, 2024, the development of the upcoming Rafale F5 standard, accompanied by a stealth UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle ...