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Paris Air Show: Rafale in depth (video)

19th June 2017 - 12:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull, Richard Thomas in Paris

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Prominently displayed on the Dassault and French DGA stands is the Rafale multirole combat jet, which when combined with its flight demonstrations during the week, promises to make it one of the standout attractions for visitors.

Grant Turnbull takes a look at the aircraft and details its status both as an aircraft in operational service with the French military as well as its export programmes.

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Grant Turnbull was the editor of Land Warfare International and Digital Battlespace magazines with Shephard …

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Richard Thomas is the Senior Editor, Naval at Shephard Media. Richard joined the company in …

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