France Bets Big on “Super Rafale” to Counter US F-35’s International Dominance
Beginning this year and continuing through 2030, France will embark on the development of a more advanced variant of the Rafale fighter jet.
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Beginning this year and continuing through 2030, France will embark on the development of a more advanced variant of the Rafale fighter jet.
Beginning this year and continuing through 2030, France will embark on the development of a more advanced variant of the Rafale fighter jet.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), through Air Region Command 2 (MAWILUD 2), conducted an Air Defence Exercise in collaboration with the French Navy’s Aquitaine-class FREMM (Frigate European Multi-Mission) frigate, “Bretagne.”
As part of its long-range deployment from April to October this year, the French Navy’s Aquitaine-class FREMM frigate “Bretagne” (D655) made a port visit to Kota Kinabalu.
India is reportedly set to sign a contract for the purchase of 26 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation, France, for deployment on its aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France have long maintained close military ties; however, these relations have recently been strained following the arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, by French authorities.
The Rafale fighter jet is set to gain another customer as France and its aerospace company, Dassault Aviation, are nearing an agreement with Serbia to sell between 10 to 12 of the omnirole fighter jets, valued at an estimated $3.4 billion (RM14.62 billion).
The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan has received an additional six Su-30SM fighter jets, according to a recent report from the official Telegram account of the country’s Ministry of Defense.
Two French Air Force Rafale fighter jets collided in the northern region of the country, resulting in the disappearance of a flight instructor and a trainee pilot, while, another pilot was found conscious.
French aerospace company, Dassault Aviation, plans to increase the production of its Rafale fighter jets from two to three units per month this year due to a surge in demand from customers.