rafale was developed for the French Navy and French Air Force

The aircraft was developed for the French Navy and French Air Force The Rafale is a twinjet fighter aircraft able to operate from both an aircraft carrier and a shore base. The Rafale has been cleared to operate the following weapons: The MICA airtoair Beyond Visual Range (BVR) interception, combat and selfdefense missiles, in their IR (heatseeking) and EM (active radar homing) The MICA can be used within visual range (WVR) and beyond visual range (BVR). The notion of aircraft generations, a term that applies to the only jet rather than propellerdriven fighter aircraft, appeared in the 1990s and attempted to make sense of the leapfrogging improvements in performance to jet fighter aircraft brought about through major advances in aircraft design, avionics, and weapon systems. While the rationale that constitutes a generational shift is debatable, a generational shift in jet fighter aircraft occurs when a technological innovation cannot be incorporated into an existing aircraf