Can Indian Rafale carry nuclear weapons?

The deadly weapons of the Indian Army were already capable of a nuclear attack, but now the Indian Air Force’s Bahubali Rafale will strengthen India’s strength. Rafale’s ability to carry nuclear warheads and missiles makes it different. Five Rafale fighter aircraft arrived in India from France on July 29.

Is the Dassault Rafale carrier capable?

After almost four years of training, the Rafale M was declared operational with the French Navy in June 2004. The Rafale M is fully compatible with US Navy aircraft carriers and some French.

Why did IAF choose Rafale?

Rafale was chosen as the lowest bidder based on life-cycle cost, which is a combination of cost of acquisition, operating cost over a duration of 40 years and cost of transfer of technology. The negotiations with Dassault dragged on due to disagreements on warranty for aircraft produced by HAL.

How many missiles can a Rafale carry?

I think in the future, the typical Rafale air-to-air loadout will be 4x or 6x MICA medium/short range missiles and 2x Meteors, plus 2 or 3 drop tanks. By comparison, the F-15 (a much larger aircraft) can carry a maximum of 16x AIM-120D long range missiles and still use its conformal fuel tanks.

Will India’s Rafales be used to deliver nuclear weapons to France?

There’s also precedent here, as France previously sold and supplied spare parts for India’s Mirage 2000s, which are the most important delivery platform for New Delhi’s nuclear weapons. “We expect the same degree of cooperation from France when we modify and use the Rafales for that role,” a second military official told the Express.

What is the mission system of the Rafale?

The mission system of the Rafale has the potential to integrate a variety of current and future armaments. The MICA air-to-air “Beyond Visual Range” (BVR) interception, combat and self-defense missiles, in their IR (heat-seeking) and EM (active radar homing) The MICA can be used within visual range (WVR) and beyond visual range (BVR).

How many droptanks can a Rafale carry?

Usually at least 2 or 3. If you wanted to get crazy the Rafale can carry 2x droptanks plus 10x MICA missiles. The Meteor is not operational yet, so I don’t know if the Rafale can carry 10 of them, but seems somewhat plausible if you don’t mind carrying around $20M worth of missiles.