9 December 2024

The role of the Dassault Rafale in Sahel operations

Find out more about the Dassault Rafale’s missions in the Sahel, its strategic impact and its contributions to French military operations. Since 2013, the Dassault Rafale has played a central role in France’s military operations in the Sahel, notably during operations Serval and Barkhane. This multi-purpose fighter jet has been essential in […]
21 October 2024

France excludes Rafale jets from its military aid to Ukraine

France has excluded the Rafale jets from its military aid package to Ukraine, citing strategic and production constraints, while opting to provide Mirage 2000-5 aircraft instead. France has ruled out sending Rafale jets as part of its latest military aid package to Ukraine, despite discussions on the possibility. Strategic and industrial constraints […]
15 September 2023

Why the BRICS love the Dassault Rafale

The Dassault Rafale, France’s multirole fighter, has gained in popularity in recent years among developing countries and members of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). This success is no accident, but the result of a number of technical, economic and geopolitical factors. In this essay, we explore the reasons why […]
7 September 2023

Dassault Rafale: How strict US rules redirected defense orders to France

Sales of France’s twin-engine Rafale jet have grown thanks to stricter US defense rules that have redirected defense orders to other destinations. This article explores the evolution of Rafale sales, the factors that have contributed to its success abroad, and the consequences of this trend for the defense industry. The deafening roar […]
6 September 2023

Dassault Rafale: the fighter that can do it all

The Dassault Rafale is one of the jewels of French aeronautical technology, a fighter aircraft that shines for its versatility and ability to carry out a wide range of missions. As an omnirole aircraft, the Rafale is designed to excel in a wide range of tasks, from air superiority to reconnaissance and […]
5 March 2019

Tensions in the Golan skies

The Israeli army mentioned it shot down a Syrian fighter jet that allegedly crossed into the occupied Golan Heights as heavy preventing continued between the Syrian army and the final rebel holdouts in the country’s southwest. Spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Conricus stated the Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet flew in the direction of Israel […]
25 February 2019

The Delta Wing

Nonetheless, Boeing’s efficiency prediction capacity wasn’t sufficient to persuade the Division of Protection, and in October 2001, the Pentagon awarded the JSF contract to Lockheed. The DoD made this decision based mostly in large half to the X-32’s STOVL difficulties in comparison with the X-35; the Boeing prototype tended to suck scorching […]
8 February 2019

Flying the MiG29

It is also the one place on the earth the place you may arrange a flight in a MiG-29 or MiG-31. First got here MiGs Over Moscow. Now we’re flying over another amazing Russian city. It is an Unimaginable Flying Journey unlike another on the planet! From the people who invented high-efficiency […]
7 February 2019

A simpler F-16 jet fighter

Madrid, four December 2018 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly discover opportunities to meet the rising demand for aerial refuelling for US defence customers. The businesses will search to provide aerial-refuelling companies to handle any identified capacity shortfall and to fulfill requirements for the next […]