Dassault Rafale B (301) from the French Air Force at the 46th International Paris Air Show (SIAE) 2005, Le Bourget (France)
It was the first production model to be delivered to the "Centre d'Essais en Vol" (Flight Test Centre) of the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air)
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta-wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Dassault describes the Rafale as an omnirole fighter, with a high level of agility, capable of simultaneously performing air supremacy, interdiction, reconnaissance, and airborne nuclear deterrent missions. The Rafale is distinct from other European fighters of its era in that it is almost entirely built by one country, involving most of France's major defence contractors, such as Dassault, Thales and Safran.