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Rovaniemi, Finlande.

Cold soak trials of Rafale B.

© Dassault Aviation - V. Almansa
Rovaniemi, Finlande.

Cold soak trials of Rafale B.

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Dassault Aviation facility : Istres, France.

Rafale B301 on the ground.

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Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

Rafale M in flight over the aircraft carrier.

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Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

Rafale M in flight over the aircraft carrier.

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Dassault Aviation Istres, France.

Rafale C101 on the ground configured as follow: one Talios pod.

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Dassault Aviation Cazaux, France, Flight test center.

Preparation of flight tests of the beyond visual-range air-to-air missile Meteor.

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Dassault Aviation Cazaux, France, Flight test center.

Preparation of flight tests of the beyond visual-range air-to-air missile Meteor.

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Aerodynamic tests on a Rafale mockup at the Institut Aérotechnique wind tunnel (2012).

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Flight tests of the beyond visual-range air-to-air missile Meteor operated from Cazaux DGA Flight Test Center in southwestern France, on April 28th 2015.

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Rafale M test flight.

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Dassault Aviation Saint-Cloud, France. January, 23, 2014 - The Rafale has successfully completed its first test flights in a new heavily-armed configuration, comprising six air-to-ground precision AASM Hammer missiles, four medium and long range air-to-air missiles from the MICA family, two very long range METEOR missiles, as well as three 2,000 liter fuel tanks.

This preliminary work, self-funded by Dassault Aviation's are conducted in collaboration with the Direction Générale de l’Armement (the French Defense Procurement Agency) and will eventually lead to a complete clearance of the flight envelope.

© Dassault Aviation - S. Randé
Dassault Aviation Saint-Cloud, France. January, 23, 2014 - The Rafale has successfully completed its first test flights in a new heavily-armed configuration, comprising six air-to-ground precision AASM Hammer missiles, four medium and long range air-to-air missiles from the MICA family, two very long range METEOR missiles, as well as three 2,000 liter fuel tanks.

This preliminary work, self-funded by Dassault Aviation's are conducted in collaboration with the Direction Générale de l’Armement (the French Defense Procurement Agency) and will eventually lead to a complete clearance of the flight envelope.

© Dassault Aviation - S. Randé
Dassault Aviation Saint-Cloud, France. January, 23, 2014 - The Rafale has successfully completed its first test flights in a new heavily-armed configuration, comprising six air-to-ground precision AASM Hammer missiles, four medium and long range air-to-air missiles from the MICA family, two very long range METEOR missiles, as well as three 2,000 liter fuel tanks.

This preliminary work, self-funded by Dassault Aviation's are conducted in collaboration with the Direction Générale de l’Armement (the French Defense Procurement Agency) and will eventually lead to a complete clearance of the flight envelope.