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Rafale F4 is an evolution of the Rafale mission-system standard, emphasising connected operations, improved sensing, crew displays and weapons integration. F4 describes capability: the land-based B/C and carrier-capable M remain different airframe configurations.
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Caractéristiques Envergure (m) : 10,80 Longueur (m) 15,30 Hauteur (m) : 5,30 Nombre de réacteurs : 2 M88 Poussée max (t) : 2 x 7,5 Facteur de charge max (g) : -3,2/+9 Carburant interne (t) : 4,7 Carburant externe (t) : 6,7 Capacité d’emport externe (t) : 9,5 Points d’emports : 14 Vitesse maximum (mach) : 1,8 Vitesse d’approche (kt) : < 120 Plafond opérationnel (ft) : 50 000
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Caractéristiques Envergure (m) : 10,80 Longueur (m) 15,30 Hauteur (m) : 5,30 Nombre de réacteurs : 2 M88 Poussée max (t) : 2 x 7,5 Facteur de charge max (g) : -3,2/+9 Carburant interne (t) : 4,7 Carburant externe (t) : 6,7 Capacité d’emport externe (t) : 9,5 Points d’emports : 14 Vitesse maximum (mach) : 1,8 Vitesse d’approche (kt) : < 120 Plafond opérationnel (ft) : 50 000
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Caractéristiques Envergure (m) : 10,80 Longueur (m) 15,30 Hauteur (m) : 5,30 Nombre de réacteurs : 2 M88 Poussée max (t) : 2 x 7,5 Facteur de charge max (g) : -3,2/+9 Carburant interne (t) : 4,7 Carburant externe (t) : 6,7 Capacité d’emport externe (t) : 9,5 Points d’emports : 14 Vitesse maximum (mach) : 1,8 Vitesse d’approche (kt) : < 120 Plafond opérationnel (ft) : 50 000
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Caractéristiques Envergure (m) : 10,80 Longueur (m) 15,30 Hauteur (m) : 5,30 Nombre de réacteurs : 2 M88 Poussée max (t) : 2 x 7,5 Facteur de charge max (g) : -3,2/+9 Carburant interne (t) : 4,7 Carburant externe (t) : 6,7 Capacité d’emport externe (t) : 9,5 Points d’emports : 14 Vitesse maximum (mach) : 1,8 Vitesse d’approche (kt) : < 120 Plafond opérationnel (ft) : 50 000
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Caractéristiques Envergure (m) : 10,80 Longueur (m) 15,30 Hauteur (m) : 5,30 Nombre de réacteurs : 2 M88 Poussée max (t) : 2 x 7,5 Facteur de charge max (g) : -3,2/+9 Carburant interne (t) : 4,7 Carburant externe (t) : 6,7 Capacité d’emport externe (t) : 9,5 Points d’emports : 14 Vitesse maximum (mach) : 1,8 Vitesse d’approche (kt) : < 120 Plafond opérationnel (ft) : 50 000
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Envergure (m) : 10,80
Longueur (m) 15,30
Hauteur (m) : 5,30
Nombre de réacteurs : 2 M88
Poussée max (t) : 2 x 7,5
Facteur de charge max (g) : -3,2/+9
Carburant interne (t) : 4,7
Carburant externe (t) : 6,7
Capacité d’emport externe (t) : 9,5
Points d’emports : 14
Vitesse maximum (mach) : 1,8
Vitesse d’approche (kt) : < 120
Plafond opérationnel (ft) : 50 000
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
The system in detail
The Rafale programme uses a common multirole approach across land-based and naval aircraft. F4 adds capability to that platform through avionics, connectivity and weapon developments. It is not a new seat arrangement or an independent aircraft family. A complete configuration record therefore needs both the airframe designation and the applicable F4 increment.1
RBE2 AESA provides radar information, while the front-sector optronic system supplies visible and infrared sensing. These are complementary observation methods. A radar contact, an infrared track and a visual identification are different outputs; their usefulness depends on conditions and the installed processing standard. Dassault’s sensor descriptions do not establish a universal detection distance.2
SPECTRA combines warning and protective functions with the wider mission system. Dassault describes radar, missile and laser warning inputs and the importance of a threat library. The library is part of the operational configuration, so the name SPECTRA alone does not establish identical capabilities across customers or dates. Public descriptions support a subsystem explanation, not a ranked effectiveness score.2
The aircraft’s processing architecture draws together radar, optronics, electronic-warfare information, identification and data-link inputs. The cockpit presents that information through head-up, head-level and other displays. The F4 description adds helmet-display and connectivity developments. Fusion assists the crew in interpreting different observations; it does not make every sensor report equally certain.31
The French F4 profile identifies improved TALIOS functions and the heavier AASM precision-weapon option. Weapon integration is a combination of carriage, aircraft software and clearance, not just the ability to attach a store. The external stores limit is shared among fuel tanks, weapons and other equipment. It cannot be interpreted as an all-weapons load alongside maximum fuel.1
A Rafale M is configured for carrier operations, whereas B and C identify land-based two-seat and single-seat aircraft. F4 terminology crosses that airframe distinction. Manufacturer specifications should be read with the airframe column intact: naval empty mass, for example, differs from land-based figures. Customer contracts and retrofit programmes also require dated evidence before being treated as delivered capability.4
Rafale equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CroatiaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Combat aircraft", 2 rows summed. The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
EgyptReported count for Dassault Rafale · DM/EM F4.2 Variant. Service scope: Egyptian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 46. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. Cited source 2026-01-05. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
FranceReported count for Dassault Rafale · Rafale M F3-R / F4. Service scope: Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 42. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
GreeceDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types Rafale DG/EG, grouped under Rafale. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
IndiaReported count for Dassault Rafale · Rafale EH (Rafale C F3R standard) / Dassault Rafale · Rafale DH (Rafale B F3R standard). Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 28 / in service: 8. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
QatarReported count for Dassault Rafale · EQ (F3-R) / Dassault Rafale · DQ (F3-R). Service scope: Qatar Emiri Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 30 / in service: 6. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
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