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  • Longuet maintained the Rafale is an "excellent plane" but acknowledged it is handicapped by its price.

    www.startribune.com 2012

  • The Rafale is a multirole combat fighter, able to carry out ground and sea attacks, engage in air combat and gather intelligence.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Few would dispute that the Rafale is a significantly better plane, offering Morocco a level of quality overmatch that the F-16C/Ds cannot promise against neighboring Algeria's MiG-29s and SU-30s.

    Defense Industry Daily 2009

  • Few would dispute that the Rafale is a significantly better plane, offering Morocco a level of quality overmatch that the F-16C/Ds cannot promise against neighboring Algeria's MiG-29s and SU-30s.

    Defense Industry Daily 2009

  • Few would dispute that the Rafale is a significantly better plane, offering Morocco a level of quality overmatch that the F-16C / Ds cannot promise against neighboring Algeria's MiG-29s and SU-30s.

    Defense Industry Daily 2008

  • After the Riga Summit, we sent three "Rafale," our new generation of fighters, and the "Charles de Gaulle" carrier group is cruising to the Indian Ocean for the fourth time with 28 fighters to support ISAF operations including those in the Kandahar area, where Canadian troops are bravely serving.

    On the Eve of Presidential Elections: France's Major Challenges 2007

  • French "Rafale" jets fly over the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysee in Paris as part of the annual Bastille Day military parade

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • French "Rafale" jets fly over the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysee in Paris as part of the annual Bastille Day military parade

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • "The Rafale is a twin-engined, heavier aircraft and in the same class as the Super Hornet and the Typhoon.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • "Everyone who is watching what's going on in Libya is very impressed by Rafale's reliability and accuracy," said Charles Edelstenne , chairman and chief executive of Dassault Aviation SA, which makes the plane, in an interview.

    Libya Is Air Show for Defense Firms Daniel Michaels 2011

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