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  "name": "Rafale",
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  "domain": "air",
  "country": "FRA",
  "category": "Multirole fighter aircraft",
  "status": null,
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    "HRV",
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    "QAT"
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      "section": "armament",
      "v": "RAFALE IS A TWIN-JET COMBAT AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT A WIDE RANGE OF SHORT- AND LONG-RANGE MISSIONS INCLUDING GROUND AND SEA ATTACK, AIR DEFENSE AND AIR SUPERIORITY, RECONNAISSANCE, AND HIGH-ACCURACY STRIKE OR NUCLEAR STRIKE DETERRENCE.",
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      "name": "Variants",
      "text": "Rafale A Technology demonstrator, first flew in 1986. Rafale D Dassault used this designation (D for discrète) in the early 1990s to emphasize the new semi-stealthy design features. Rafale B F3-R Two-seater version for the French Air Force.",
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  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
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  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/rafale.html",
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      "title": "Rafale French Multirole Fighter Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Rafale_French_Multirole_Fighter_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-05-14",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
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