Just How Stealthy Are France's Rafales F4.2s? - The National Interest
WEBJul 13, 2019 · These give the Rafale an estimated Radar Cross Section (RCS) of slightly above one square meters—comparable to peers like the Super Hornet and Typhoon, but orders of magnitude greater...
Dassault Rafale - Wikipedia
WEBThe Dassault Rafale (French pronunciation: [ʁafal], literally meaning "gust of wind", [3] or "burst of fire" in a more military sense) [4] is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.
Radar Cross Section (RCS) - GlobalSecurity.org
WEBThe radar cross section (RCS) of a target is defined as the effective area intercepting an amount of incident power which, when scattered isotropically, produces a level of reflected power...
France's Dassault Rafale: The Best Fourth-Generation Fighter Jet?
WEBJan 7, 2024 · However, the Rafale was designed with a reduced radar cross-section (RCS). To achieve a reduced RCS, the Rafale was built with a small vertical stabilizer, a reshaped fuselage, and the...
Dassault Rafale: The French Fighter That Could Kill Anything
WEBHowever, the Rafale was designed with a reduced radar cross-section (RCS). To achieve a reduced RCS, the Rafale was built with a small vertical stabilizer, a reshaped fuselage, and the placement of the engine air inlets beneath the aircraft’s wing.
Cloak of Silence: The Stealth Technology Behind Rafale’s Radar
WEBThe Rafale is equipped with an Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system, which allows it to detect and track targets using their infrared signature, bypassing the need for radar and thus maintaining stealth.
Rafale specifications and performance data - Dassault Aviation, a …
WEBConsult the main specifications of the Rafale: dimensions, weight, store stations and performance data.
The Rafale carries a wide range of smart and discrete sensors
WEBThe Rafale is the first European combat aircraft to use an electronic scanning radar. Developed by Thales, the RBE2 radar has benefited from a massive research effort and from Thales’ unmatched know-how based on past experience.
F-35 Lightning II Vs Dassault Rafale: Multirole Fighters Face-Off
WEBJul 20, 2024 · For one thing, despite the Rafale's impressive features, it's still a 4.5 Generation fighter. Though it has a significantly reduced radar cross-section (RCS), it still has a higher-profile RCS than the 5th Generation F-35. Also to the F-35's advantage is its bona fide stealth fighter status.
The Rafale, a fully optimized airframe - Dassault Aviation, a major ...
WEBThe Rafale’s advanced flight control system allows automatic flight in terrain following mode to be undertaken in all weather conditions, even with zero visibility, allowing the fighter to fly unobserved in the opponent’s airspace, a decisive survivability factor in a high threat environment.