Now Wg Cdr Abhinandan need not to cross LOC to shoot down F16 !!

With the arrival of "Omnirole"  twin jet Rafale  combat aircraft   on 29 July at Ambala to be part of "Golden Arrow",  Now Wg  Cdr Abhinandans need not to cross LOC tobchase away F16 Aircraf as Rafale is loaded with Meteor (Missile) ,  an active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) which has the range of 150 Km and can hit the targets for sure in the range of 100 kms..Moreover Meteor offers a multi-shot capability means it can hit many targets in one sortie.

Someone rightly said that till now we have been equipped with 'Canes' against 'Guns'. In past we fought against Saber Jet  with Gnat Aircraft and  shot down F16 with 'flying coffin' Mig 21. But Rafale, manufactured by Dassault Aviation  is considered as canon against those "Pakistani Guns" as it is capable of carrying out a wide range of short and long-range missions. It can be used to perform ground and sea attacks, reconnaissance, high-accuracy strikes and nuclear strike deterrence.

To put is simply, the French Dassault Rafale is a much better multirole fighter as compared to the American F-16. It also incorporate new designs, advance aerodynamics, some elements of stealth, weapons carriage, range and twin engine technologies. The Rafale is considered to be a long range strategic fighter.

More importantly, at least 75% of the Rafale fleet has to be combat ready at any given point. On the other hand, the availability of SU 30 MKI aircraft is only 55%. 

With the load carrying capacity of around 10 tons, if a Rafale takes four sorties in a day, it can  fire 40 tons in a single day !!.  Just imagine the destruction caused by  them  to enemy  when all 36 Raffles will be in action !!




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