laststandonzombieisland

A combat loaded Dassault Rafael with 6x AASM Hammer, 4x Mica A2A short to medium range, 2x METEOR A2A long-range, 3x 2000 liter fuel tanks. In this configuration Rafael has a 750nm combat radius. Of course this can be greatly extended by in-flight refueling.

Mali mission…..

Last year four Rafaels escorted by three C135FR tankers (from which they made five refuelings) took off from Saint-Dizer France flew to Mali and dropped it like it was hot on the heads of pro-ALQ forces then landed in N’Djamena, Chad. This flight covered some 4,200+ air miles. The Rafales each carried three fuel tanks, and either six GBU-49 500-lb Enhanced Paveway II GPS/INS-equipped GBU-12/B Laser Guided Bomb variants) or six AASM (Armement Air-Sol Modulaire – Air-to-Ground Modular Weapon) along with the Thales Damocles targeting pod.