Rafale Aircraft-The Game changer!

Janiye Rafale ke aane se Bharat kaha tak surakshit?

The Dassault Rafale literally meaning "burst of fire" in a more military sense is a French twin-engine, delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.

What was the deal?

The NDA government inked a Rs 59,000-crore deal in September 2016 to procure 36 Rafale jets from French aerospace major Dassault Aviation.

European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile, Scalp cruise missile and MICA weapons system are the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has procuring new generation medium-range modular air-to-ground weapon system Hammer to integrate with the Rafale jets.

What are the key facts about Rafale ?

Rafale is a twinjet or twin-engine jet is a jet aircraft powered by two engines.

A twinjet is able to fly well ,enjoys better Fuel efficiency .

It’s delta wing is a wing shaped in the form of a triangle. It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta (Δ).

Rafale is multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) is a combat aircraft intended to perform different roles in combat.