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The French Air Force received the first multi-role fighter Rafale of the new modification F4.1

The French Air Force received the first multi-role fighter Rafale of the new modification F4.1The French Air Force received the first Rafale fighter of the new modification F4.1. The aircraft entered service with the experimental squadron, who will carry out the necessary tests, after which the new version will be put into operation.

The first Rafale F4.1 fighter is a Rafale F3-R combat fighter with updated software. All subsequent aircraft, which will be updated to the new version, will come straight from the production lines. The second fighter squadron should receive next week.

Rafale F4.1 tests will be held at the Center for Military Aviation Expertise, located on 118 airbase at Mont-de-Marsan. At the first stage, operational capabilities will be tested, on the second fighter must be fully commissioned.

The F3-R version of the Rafale fighter entered service with the French Air Force in December. 2019 of the year, the fighter received an improved radar with AFAR, an automatic ground collision avoidance system and an expanded range of weapons. A key feature of the F3-R is support for MBDA Meteor missiles., laser designator Thales Talios, as well as an advanced satellite guidance system for Safran AASM bombs.

A little earlier, at the beginning 2019 of the year, it was announced the development of the next modification of the fighter – the F4 standard. The new version includes the refinement of the RBE2 radar with AFAR, TALIOS long-range radar guidance module and Reco NG reconnaissance module. It was also announced about the modernization of the communication complex, displays on the helmets of the pilots and equipping the aircraft with a new engine control unit. Besides, Rafale F4 fighters will be able to carry new missiles and precision bombs up to 1 tons.

Rafale - multirole fighter 4 generation. Its first flight took place in 1986 year. Adopted by the French Navy 2004 year, in the Air Force began to enter 2006 year. The French Air Force is planning, that the fighter, going through a series of upgrades, will serve, least, to 2070 of the year, after which it will be replaced by aircraft of the sixth generation at once, bypassing the fifth.

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