The Dassault Rafale is France's premier multirole fighter aircraft, representing one of Europe's most sophisticated independently-developed combat jets. First flown on July 4, 1986, it features a twin-engine, canard delta wing configuration capable of air-to-air, air-to-ground, and naval operations. Measuring over 50 feet in length with a maximum speed exceeding Mach 1.8, the aircraft has been produced exclusively by Dassault Aviation since the late 1980s.
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