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Dassault Rafale

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Rafale
A French Air Force Dassault Rafale at RIAT in 2009
Role Multirole fighter
Naitional oreegin France
Manufacturer Dassault Aviation
First flicht 4 Julie 1986
Introduction 18 Mey 2001
Status In service
Primar uisers French Air Force
French Navy
Egyptian Air Force
Qatar Air Force
Produced 1986–present
Nummer biggit 141 (as o September 2015)[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Programme cost €45.9 billion (as o FY2013)[7] (US$62.7 billion)
Unit cost
Rafale B: €74m, $101m (flrraway cost, FY2013)[7]
Rafale C: €68.8m, $94m (fleeaway cost, FY2013)[7]
Rafale M: €79m, $108m (flrraway cost, 2011)[7]

The Dassault Rafale (French pronunciation: ​[ʁafal], leeterally meanin "gust o wind",[8] an "burst of fire" in a mair militar sense)[9] is a French twin-ingine, canard delta weeng, multirole fechter aircraft designed an biggit bi Dassault Aviation.

References

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  1. "2015 first half-year results" (PDF). Dassault Aviation. 23 Julie 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. "Press conference - July, 23rd 2015" (PDF). Dassault Aviation. 23 Julie 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. "2015 - 1st Half-Year Financial report" (PDF). Dassault Aviation. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. "The French defense procurement agency (DGA) takes delivery of its 1st retrofitted Rafale "Marine" from Dassault Aviation" (PDF) (Press release). Dassault Aviation. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. "2014 first half-year results" (PDF) (Press release). Dassault Aviation. 25 Julie 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  6. Cabirol, Michel (15 August 2015). "Exportation du Rafale : les inquiétudes de l'armée de l'air". La Tribune. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  7. a b c d "Projet de loi de finances pour 2014 : Défense : équipement des forces et excellence technologique des industries de défense" (in French). Senate of France. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 2 Julie 2014. Avant prise en compte du projet de LPM, le coût total du programme pour l'Etat était de 45,9 Mds €2013. Le coût unitaire (hors coût de développement) de 74 M€2013 pour le Rafale B (pour 110 avions) de 68,8 M€2013 pour le Rafale C (pour 118 avions) et de 79 M€2011 pour le Rafale M (pour 58 avions)."
    Translatit: Afore takin intae accopnt the draft Trademark Law, the tot cost o the progremme for the state wis 45.9 billion € 2013. Unit cost (excludin development costs) of €74M 2013 for the Rafale B (110 aircraft) €68.8M 2013 for the Rafale C (for 118 aircraft) an 79 M € 2011 for the Rafale M (58 aircraft).
    • "rafale". WordReference. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
    • "gust of wind". WordReference. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  8. Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Englisch-Französisch p471