Operating $200 Million French Rafale Fighter Jets on US Aircraft Carrier

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[@axelmallet1957]

Hey, good video, but there are a few mistakes : The Rafale costs between 60 and 80 million euros depending on the versions, so approximately the same in dollars. And the meaning in French is "burst of wind".

[@gsbeak]

Not "Burst of wind" but "Gust of wind".

[@conroc01]

Wow the F-35 is cheaper.....go figure.

[@areolaman]

The Rafale could breathe fear into Fartman himself.

[@patlelion]

Give the French engineers same budget as the US and they’ll built a X-Wing by 2030

[@unwokeneuropean3590]

Soviets always made the best ever jets with limited budgets and materials.

[@pesawatindonesia]

superb mister

[@user-ls5zb2dx5j]

Rafale does not cost 200 million.

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

$115 millions, it's more than a F35

[@Flo-pl5mg]

​@@johndoe-cd9vt €70/80 millions, so less than F-35 but Rafale is combat proven

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

@@Flo-pl5mg that's wrong, the rafale's price is between 110 and 120, and this is 115. Also swiss purchased the F35 and mentioned that one of the reasons was the fact that he was LESS expensive than the rafale (bullshit the maintenance costs will explode their budget ...)

[@Flo-pl5mg]

@@johndoe-cd9vt my bad, its cost is actually between 100 and 130 million euros depending on the options buy with it. 70/80 million I think it was for the first versions of the Rafale for the French air force

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

@@Flo-pl5mg yes there are multiples versions, the actual is "F4 Standard" the next will be F5. The F4 version was released maybe 1 year ago, it has the same kind of features you have in the F35 (computing datas from multiple sensors, sharing datas with multiple planes etc, improvement of the SPECTRA auto defense system to be able to track any stealth fighter jet thanks to its alternate radars, infrared radars etc) And then yes you have version for the marine, airforce etc. Those who think "it's just a 4th gen fighter jet" clearly don't understand the Rafale program, this jet is already able to compete with any 5th fighter jet at long range and of course for short range he is the best of the market, because a stealth shape will never be more maneuverable than a good delta wing, it's simply physic.

[@RichardMuchaile-rc5bc]

Best jet in the world

[@davidherrera2465]

Yes Yes Vientos De Power al Igual que los F-22 Raptor 👍👍👉👉💪💪 Junto Con Los Prodximos X-15R Hypersonicos Que Segun Mencionan Que Puede Ser Mach 10 Es Impresionante Su Velocidad Rebasando Varias Veces la Velocidad de el Sonido 👍👍👉👉💪💪

[@firtycameleon4448]

Quand même un sacré avion le f35.😊

[@LUVUTV]

amazing. planes hundreds of millions of dollars

[@pascalf764]

70 millions not 200 WTF🤣 • Rafale B : 73 M€ TTC • Rafale C : 68 M€ TTC • Rafale M : 78 M€ TTC

[@SmartSilver]

Well at least the froggie aircraft are inter-operable with US carriers. Unlike the UK QE class. The biggest small deck aircraft carrier ever built. Doh.

[@alexfournier9956]

NEXT FRENCH RAFALE F5.1 WILL BE THE VERY BEST JET FIGHTER OF THE WORLD AT ALL LEVELS

[@philippelacour6796]

J'ai du mal à comprendre autant de chauvinisme... Soyez un peu réaliste !

[@willita66of34]

@@philippelacour6796, ce n’est pas chauvin, c’est juste la réalité…

[@TheEricDangerous]

When birds of prey stay sexy. It's prettier than an F35.

[@thanhinh2707]

vô dụng

[@thanhinh2707]

vô dụng

[@JNTVM]

1:23, and 1:29 is a M2000 cockpit ..

[@ericc.51]

exactly... :)

[@furiz1-1]

Lots of wrong info in this video as usual, youtube...

[@MrStrat01]

RAFALE is not a "multirole" fighter but an "omnirole" fighter 👍🤓

[@rotisserierotisserie320]

more words coming from the mouth of an ignoramus. It's better to keep your mouth shut rather than talking nonsense

[@Warandpeace569]

Rafales are nothing without USA !

[@ylangaudino84]

Tu es un marrant toi....

[@browsman2328]

Not that beauty matters in a jet fighter, but that permanent non retracting fuel probe on the Rafale is ugly.

[@charlesviii3456]

it's a compromise for efficiency, Rafale is rustical enough to match the battlefield reality.

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

it's actually like a watermak.. many jets produced by Dassault have it this way... What is uggly is the position of the canard of the eurofighter.. that is uggly, useless, wrong design...

[@jmbig]

imagine.... you are far from any landing strip where you could land... your "nice" retractable pole does not work and refuses to come out.... another scenario... you have a hole in which the end of the refueling hose has to come into place and... bad luck... a huge air hole or other engine failure or unforeseen air movement... and the end of the hose tears off...🤔🤔🤔

[@BzhToine]

It's a deliberate choice, as it means less maintenance. This is the visible exemple of a goal in conception to improve the availability and the rate of flight by choosing more reliable and less maintenance costly parts or elements when possible and efficient.

[@MTavhazova]

Кроме запредельной цены гордиться вам нечем,будьте уверены.

[@ericc.51]

1) цена, заявленная в ролике, не соответствует действительности... 2) Он один из лучших охотников в мире, если не лучший, что ни говори... И не кучи русского барахла его пугают... :))

[@ericc.51]

Et en Français : 1) le prix indiqué dans la vidéo n'est pas vrai... 2) C'est l'un des meilleurs chasseurs du monde, sinon le meilleur, quoi qu'on en dise... Et ce ne sont pas les tas de ferraille russe qui lui font peur... :))

[@LtVlads]

Et le Kouznetzov ? Toujours une fierté ? Vous pouvez être fier d'une chose : nous faire rire !

[@ylangaudino84]

😊​@@ericc.51

[@wntu4]

These have white flare ejectors so as to easily surrender while in the air.

[@charlesviii3456]

ah yeah, so funny 😂😂😂....😶

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

so considering the number of country purchasing it, they all want to surrender right ?... idiot : )

[@jmbig]

yes it would be more prudent to equip all American military aircraft with it, especially after Vietnam, Somalia, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan... 😂😂😂👍👍

[@Flo-pl5mg]

Your joke is so 2000's Grow up and try again

[@wntu4]

@@Flo-pl5mg Oh I beg to differ. People have been making fun of the French military since WW2 at least.